Quotes from Irene Hannon

But it was hard to immerse yourself in a fictional tale, no matter how exciting, when your life was beginning to feel like a bestselling thriller.

I've also been responsible for investigating plenty of strange stories. I intend to approach yours the same way I approached those — with an assumption that it represents reality until proven otherwise

God doesn't expect perfection. All he asks is that we learn from our mistakes and try to do better in the future. He forgives us far more easily than we often forgive ourselves. He also heals the brokenhearted and saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not.

Skip had loved that lighthouse—and all it symbolized. Light in the darkness. Guidance through turbulent waters. Salvation for the floundering. Hope for lost souls.

Sometimes he's most evident in small gestures of kindness. And those gestures can be found even in the worst situations.

Go with the flow--because you can't fight a tide God sets in motion.

no matter how inconvenient it was to him. That's what love's all about.

Fish in the right waters. Know what you're looking for. Throw back the ones that aren't worth keeping. It's a big ocean out there.

And I had lots of problems with self-image, as many adopted kids do. We tend to feel unwanted and unworthy no matter how much love our adoptive parents give us.

most days in life are ordinary. When special ones roll around, celebrate and make happy memories to carry you through the dull days.

If you love someone, you should be there for them during the tough stretches, no matter the cost to yourself—or your job. Love's supposed to bear all things and endure all things. It's not supposed to fail.

You miss a lot watching life from the sidelines--and letting fear hold you back.

Whenever you don't understand what's happening in your life, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and trust that it's part of God's plan for you.

God doesn't forgive because we're worthy, but because he love us. And no sin is too great to be absolved--if contrition is sincere. It all begins with an earnest "I'm sorry

Trying to understand the mystery of God is like digging a hole in the beach and attempting to transfer the sea into it, bucket by bucket. It's never going to happen. That's why trust is integral to faith. And really--would a God that the finite mind was capable of fully understanding be worthy of worship? That would put Him at our level, and He's so much bigger than that.

As her mom had always told her whenever a new surgery was imminent, though, the only way to secure a better future was to tackle the hard stuff in the present. That was true on an interpersonal level as it had been for her physical challenges through the years.

If God was willing to give people a second chance, why should we do any less?

Love isn't always easy, is it?

Forget the past. Forgive as God forgave. Forge a new future. It was the man Steven was today that mattered. And that man was worth trusting--and loving.

it's God's way of remaining anonymous.

A coincidence is a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous." -Irene Hannon

Coincidence is a small miracle in which God chooses to remain anonymous.

Sometimes we can let the curves life throws us mess with our internal guidance system. As your grandfather used to say, if you keep your eye on the horizon and focus on your destination, no storm can push you too far off course." It almost sounded like Charley was issuing a . . .