“A hospice nurse, on the advice of a Catholic chaplain decades ago, left the window slightly open to make it easier for one's spirit to travel. Ma had sung with her son twenty-one hours before she passed by him toward that window; indeed she sang until the day she died, just as she said she would, and I believe it was her harmony, not her spirit that first arrived at heaven's door.” DyingDying QuotesEntering HeavenPassing To HeavenPassing To Heaven Quotes Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“Words tie our lives together ribboned as the greatest gifts we give each other, entwining us, the threads by which we accomplish living.” Power Of WordsGreatest GiftsPurpose Of Words Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“Words matter, because they cling to us, and we matter.” Words Of WisdomPower Of Words Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“Words are the scaffolding upon which we build our lives.” Power Of WordsWriting LifeWriter S Quotes Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“Falling in love is a bit like stepping on the glimmers of light spinning inside a kaleidoscope. Nothing is in focus orientation is needless. It's about being in the light, being on the move, and being beautiful all at once.” DatingFalling In Love Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“The worst thing is to leave all your love behind, buried in the muck of your mistakes and others.' That's no place to live.” RegretForgivenessRelationship AdviceMarriage Advice Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“It's snowing!" my kids would say, with a freshness that you never tire of.” ChildhoodChildhood Innocence Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“But I was lost without Katie. For fourteen years, she had been the capital letter at the beginning of my sentence and the exclamation point at its end.” GriefSingle MomSingle ParentingMother S Love QuotesSingle Moms Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“I liken mothers who help raise their grandchildren as the empty pages and white spaces inside a book, the extra pages at the beginning and end of the books, the white space found at the end of chapters. Readers flip through these sections, unaware of the necessary roles these spaces play in the construction of the story itself, these vital, invisible parts that hold the story together. Most readers unconsciously disregard these blank spaces, choosing instead to focus on the story's visible drama and characters, unaware that empty pages and spaces serve to mold a story into a meaning retelling. White space in a book frames its story.” Grandmother QuotesGrandmother S LoveGrandparent QuotesGrandparent S LoveRaising Grandchildren Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“I opened my eyes and exhaled twelve years of single parenting.” Single MomSingle Moms Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“Here comes music, Ma. Just listen to my voice. You can't get lost in music, Ma.” MusicPassing AwayEnd Of LifePower Of MusicDying QuotesEnd Of Life MusingsDeathbed Quotes Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy
“But vacations are not reality, my friend.” HumorIronyVacation QuotesIrony Sarcasm Author:Barbara Lynn-Vannoy