Diane

“nothing hurts worse or steals more joy than broken relationships. We can heal and hurt each other, and we do.”
― Jen Hatmaker, For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards

“The rules that apply to line on dry land no longer apply. You're immersed in water, a substance which has the potential to drown you. If you're not accustomed to swimming every instinct tells you to yell in terror and grab the rail at hte side of the pool, but in fact this isn't the way to deal with the problem. You have to make the problem no longer a problem by embracing it--you have to let go of the rail and launch yourself out on the water because once you're swimming...you find the water's stimulating, bracing, even welcoming. So by embracing the chaos instead of shunning it you've opened up a whole new dimension of reality. Father Lewis Hall”
― Susan Howatch, The High Flyer

“Honestly, I love Jesus but sometimes His followers give me a migraine.”
― Jen Hatmaker

“You've asked enough questions about evil. But you never asked once about love."
So I asked him to tell me about it, but of course his definition lay beyond words. He just went on sitting with me in the dark and taking the weight of my pain.”
― Susan Howatch, The High Flyer