Katie

“Sometimes kids get a mean teacher or a class they don’t like or an inflexible deadline even though that child was “exhausted the night before.” We should not cushion every blow. This is life. Learning to deal with struggle and to develop responsibility is crucial. A good parent prepares the child for the path, not the path for the child. We can still demonstrate gentle and attached parenting without raising children who melt on a warm day.”
― Jen Hatmaker, For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards

“The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.”
― Abigail Van Buren

“If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.”
― Abigail Van Buren

“I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life.”
― Mindy Kaling, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?