Julie

“This, I thought, is what is meant by “thy will be done” in the Lord’s Prayer, which I had prayed time and again without thinking about it. It means that your will and God’s will may not be the same. It means there’s a good possibility that you won’t get what you pray for. It means that in spite of your prayers you are going to suffer. It means you may be crucified.”
― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

“Perhaps it takes courage to raise children..”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden