“She’d always heard that praying for patience was dangerous because God could send adversity to teach patience. But she decided adversity had already arrived, and she really needed patience right now. Hers was onion-skin thin.” FaithFearFamilyPatienceAdversity Book:Trying Not to Drown Source: Trying Not to Drown
“I don’t mean to scare you,” Claire says, “but you could have half-siblings you know nothing about. Who’s to say they wouldn’t know about you? As far as your daddy goes, you never knew what to expect from him. Why should you know now? You have created such a beautiful life for your family, and your children are obviously so proud of you. I don’t think anything you could tell them would ever change that. But something you haven’t told them might.” FamilyAbuseSecretsEscape Book:Escaping Hell Source: Escaping Hell