Quotes About Hope

The release comes when first you realize you are indeed hopelessly inadequate, and then you realize for this you have God! You can't; He can! You are inadequate; He isn't. How

Dawn was her favorite time of day. Sunrise made no promises. A bright young beginning didn't necessarily foretell a glorious evening, nor did a dark and livid start mean a stormy afternoon.

And just because she was crossing her fingers didn't mean her wish would come true.

Was this rock bottom? Had he finally hit it?

She was tired, her back was aching, and her life was.

This time, though, he was waiting for a reason. The process itself might be mind-crushingly boring, but if he stuck it out, the end result would hopefully be worth it.

Don't be a whiner, she told herself. Concentrate on the good things in life, even if there don't seem to be too many of them left.

Honestly, you tried your best and sometimes everything worked out perfectly. Other times, it went all horribly wrong.

The future had started to seem like a challenge he could conquer.

She tried to teach her children to be positive--to dream but to also do it with their feet on the ground. If you let loose that balloon, you will lose sight of it, she said. The best way to enjoy it is to hold tight to the string and plant your feet on a good solid path.

It was 1965 and life seemed easier. Her parents were alive and so was her brother, her bones were hard and strong and her vision perfect....It was 1965 and she was filled with hope, lush pots of ivy spilling from her window boxes as she leaned out late in the day to see the sunset, to smell the river, to watch her husband turn the corner as he headed home. She was so alive.

When she doesn't want to think about something sad or hurtful, she does what she instructed her own children and those she taught to do: Close your eyes and go somewhere safe and good. Picture something good.

Just when you think you've hit rock bottom, someone'll throw you a shovel." – Chloe Traeger

Forever this time, he said as Sawyer strode toward them. Tara sighed blissfully. You know what this means, right? I'm done guessing, he said. Tell me. It means you're mine, she said. And I'm yours. No more walking away. We are going to get it right this time. His smile was slow and easy, and just for her. Well, finally.

A small part of her secretly hoped she caught him in bed. But that really was a very small part. The bigger part hoped he was in the shower.

Tag opened the door to his knock, and with a look of disappointment, peered behind Wade. You got someone better coming over? Wade asked him. Pizza, Tag said.

For the last time," she said urgently, almost desperately, as if trying to talk herself into believing it. "It's never going to happen again. Never, Wade." "Never is a long time.

Just when you think you've hit rock bottom. someone will hand you a shovel.--- Phoebe Traeger

We all have horrible track records," he said. "It's what leads up to the real thing. It's what allows you to recognize it when it shows up.

So if there was a Santa Claus, what would you ask him for?" he asked. You, she nearly said. She'd want him for Christmas and no take backs.

And then I went on to make the most of those two years. It's over and done, Aubrey, he promised. And anyway, I'm hoping if I play my cards right, you're going to give me a lifetime.

This was not how she'd envisioned the day going when she got up this morning and made that bargain with God, the one where she promised to be a better person if he gave her a whole day where she didn't have to face anything from her past. But God had just reneged on the deal. Which meant she didn't have to be a better person…

You could just trust that I'm a good guy." Nope. Been there, done that, still had the scorch marks on her heart, thank you very much.

Hope was elusive, and a total bitch.