Sara

“We are hungry for the sustenance of sturdy, deep friendships, but we are fed an idea of friendship that is neither nourishing nor satisfying. Friendship can and must be so much more.”
― Sally Clarkson, Girls' Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World

“In our hurry-up, multiple-option, online society, we can always leave someone or something we find difficult—a person, a place, a church, a friendship. There is always another option. But real community, long-term friendship, and marriage are precious gifts only to be kept by a commitment to remain in the circle of love they create.”
― Sally Clarkson, Girls' Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World

“Early love is exciting and exhilarating. It’s light and bubbly. Anyone can love like that. But love after three children, after a separation and a near-divorce, after you’ve hurt each other and forgiven each other, bored each other and surprised each other, after you’ve seen the worst and the best—well, that sort of a love is ineffable. It deserves its own word.”
― Liane Moriarty, What Alice Forgot

“I want to be excited for the life God has for me—even if it includes blowout diapers, too-loud dinners, and a lack of massages.”
― Valerie Woerner, Grumpy Mom Takes a Holiday: Say Goodbye to Stressed, Tired, and Anxious, and Say Hello to Renewed Joy in Motherhood