Jillian Scharf

“To defend oneself against a fear is simply to insure that one will, one day, be conquered by it; fears must be faced.”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

“It is the most counterintuitive aspect of Christianity, that we are declared right with God not once we begin to get our act together but once we collapse into honest acknowledgment that we never will.”
― Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers

“Before I die, I want to...be the person I’m meant to be and have that be enough.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“The common theory about Mom’s passing was that, after losing Carrie, Debbie Reynolds died of a broken heart. Take it from the son who was there, who knew her better than anyone else on earth—that’s simply not true. Debbie Reynolds willed herself right off this planet to personally see to it that Carrie would never be alone.”
― Todd Fisher, My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie