There exits within the ecclesia and among its citizens a phenomena I refer to as 'Spiritual Correctness'. Essentially it says: 'Don't say anything that could offend anyone, focus on what is right with the 'church' and its leadership, don't be critica...
Cutting my roots and leaving my home and family when I was 18 years old forced me to build my home in other things, like my music, stories and my journey. The last years I have more or less constantly been on my way, on the road, always leaving and n...
Hers was the kind of family that commissioned painters to immortalize its young: a background utterly alien to Strike, and one he had come to know like a dangerous foreign country.
You can't raise happy kids in a happy family if you aren't happy and don't know who you are. You can't pin your life on someone else's happiness.
Haylee shook her head as soon as they were gone. “Christ, how can our family be mankind’s best hope?
No," said Father. "Just do the best you can and don't let it worry you. In that way you'll have a clear conscience and a tranquil heart.
All this family shit! Harry said. How can you reinvent your life if the original versions won't leave you alone?
Remember as you go about your day that you may be the only Jesus some of your friends, neighbors, and family will ever see.
All over the world there were families deciding to care about each other and encourage one another along the paths God had given them.
But the people who mattered were the people you chose instead of the people who were yours by an accident of birth. Real family was heart as much as, if not more than, blood.
The Jinmoti of Bozlen Two kill the hereditary ritual assassins of the new Yearking's immediate family by drowning them in the tears of the Continental Empathaur in its Sadness Season.
Each day is a new chance to improve your life, and that of your family, friends and colleagues. Be positive in your outlook, honest in your dealing and determined in your efforts. You will succeed
Well, now, some people learn a little quicker than others. It's nice to learn fast but it's nice to take your time too.
I never met an addict who came from a nice home . I've met addicts that came from families that had money and nice houses. But never from a nice home.
People don’t break up because someone’s family is a little . . . messy. If that were the case, no one would ever get married.
When you took a man's job away from him, his ability to feed and clothe his family, that man was going to get angry.
Whenever a woman strengthens the faith of a child, she contributes to the strength of a family - now and in the future.
Hearing him talk about his mother, about his intact family, makes my chest hurt for a second, like someone pierced it with a needle.
So what do we do?" "We do what all families do. Grin, bear it, and pass the mashed potatoes.
He was silent for a moment, staring out the window into the rain; I imagined he was contemplating the fact that his family's presence was turning the locals into giant dogs.
There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja?
