“no one expects all impediments to be miraculously whisked away. In insisting that others view our lives as ample and precious, we are not demanding that they be made perfect. ... If it is both possible and pleasant for me and my kind to enter, the world will become a livelier place. You'll see.” IfsWorldKindMadePerfectViewsOur LivesPleasantImpedimentsInsisting Book:Waist-High In The World: A Life Among the Nondisabled Source: Waist-High In The World: A Life Among the Nondisabled
“God enters the world through those of us who are willing to let God participate fully in our lives.” WorldOur LivesWillingLetting GoAngel Author:Nancy Mairs
“Out of the new arrivals in our lives--the odd word stumbled upon in a difficult text, the handsome black stranger who bursts in one night through the cat door, the telephone call out of a friend's silence of years, the sudden greeting from the girl-child---we constantly make of ourselves our selves.” YearsChildrenSelfNightGirlDifficultBlackSilenceOur LivesDoorsCatStrangerOddTelephonesHandsomeOne NightArrivalsGreetingsGirl ChildNew Arrivals Book:Plaintext Source: Plaintext