Quotes About Hope

You say it's too late . In my opinion, only a thimbleful of situations in life are that dire. Death begins and ends that list. Everything else is simply an obstacle that must be dealt with.

Dreams are just dreams until they change everything.

Thank you. You've made me feel like Cinderella." Except she hadn't put thousands of lives in danger. "This is no fairy tale." Jane closed the bag and frowned. "It's more like you're Cassandra running to warn the Trojans about the big wooden horse full of soldiers who plan to burn the city." She pressed the bag into my hand. "Let us hope you have better luck than she did.

Believing is a lot like trusting.

I don't know any other way to move through darkness, but to put one foot ahead of the other and listen for the exact sound of our footsteps. If we have to drop to our knees sometimes and press the palms of our hands against the duff and damp of the earth, then that is what we will do.

This time, there are no tears. This time, there is only emptiness and I feel it set in the straight line of my mouth. I am not strong enough for this. I want an earthquake, a hurricane, anything - even a devil, the one with the cloven hoof - Mrs. Leed's unfortunate 13th child - to rush out and stomp on me, break me into little pieces and hurl me to the stars, let me go back with those people I love. Please.

You should not dwell upon yesterday's loss, but rather seek the morrow's gain.

air, and even the rain could not wash the

Every year, in the third week of February, there is a day, or more usually a run of days, when one can say for sure that the light is back. Some juncture has been reached and the light spills into the world from a sun suddenly higher in the sky...

cast thy bread upon the waters and it shall come back to thee after many days'.

In life, you either choose to sing a rainbow, or you don't. Keep singing.

Sometimes you had to wait a little while for the good times to kick in. But when they did, you realized every moment and experience that came before was necessary…necessary to bring you there.

The truth was, sooner or later life broke everyone. We were all broken pieces. The trick was to gather up our remaining fragments and move forward. "Life

One day someone is going to hug you so tight that all of your broken pieces will stick back together. —

In life, you either choose to sing a rainbow, or you don't.

I'm sure your father thought he'd have more time. Hadn't we all.

Three things come to mind as we look at this text: (1) we are theological amnesiacs; (2) the psalmist reminds us that God really is in charge; and (3) only when we feel weak and helpless, whether young or old, are we vulnerable enough to experience the power and grace of a God who "raises us up on eagle's wings." So, this text is about us, about God and what God does with us when all we seem to be is down.

And remember this most of all: when it is darkest, that is when you can see the stars most clearly.

True love cannot be stolen. The right mate is out there for me and will come into my life as soon as I am ready.

FINDING FORGIVENESS : THE EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY OF AMY BIEHL AND HER FAMILY

Peter and I now refer to this concept as "God's GPS system," and when someone lets us down, we wait with anticipation to see how God is going to readjust our course. It can be a lot of fun to see what amazing journey he will send you on!

Trust in Him and never stop loving. Do that no matter what, even if you can't manage anything else right now.

me was somehow tied up in that simple little verse. I clung to it for comfort. I held it close, examining its every facet. Yet as the weeks, months, then years began to pass, I came to realize I would never fully plumb the depths of its meaning—at least not in this life. Its meaning would always

I cannot hope to know God's will until I begin to search … and listen.