Quotes
One of the fondest memories of my Granddad Nelson was trading quotes regularly over email. Sadly I lost the email archive when I went on my mission, but it has continued to be an interest of mine. I hope you enjoy my collection of quotes. A bit of everything from religion to politics to leadership.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.
Sometimes the hardest prayers to pray are the ones where all you can do is ask God for the strength to keep going.
We don't get to choose the storm. But we do get to choose what happens next.
How we go on. How we heal. How we live.
Maybe that's what the storm is all about. Not just surviving, but who we become in the aftermath.
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
He'll never know what it's like to be the default parent.
The one who schedules every appointment. The one who notices the shampoo is almost empty before it actually is. The one who signs the permission slips, remembers picture day, and knows the shoe size before the shoes wear out. The one whose mind is running a never-ending list of "don't forgets" while still cooking dinner, answering emails, and rocking a toddler on her hip.
But I'll never know what it's like to be the provider.
The one who wakes up before the sun and clocks in every day. The one who misses school events and milestones because bills have to be paid. The one who carries the pressure of making sure the lights stay on and the fridge is full. The one who silently shoulders the weight of providing, even when it feels like nobody notices.
Both roles are heavy. Both come with sacrifices no one sees. And the truth is families only work when both are valued.
Imagine you get to Heaven and someone tells you, I got here because you weren't afraid to tell me about Jesus.
