"Over time, each day has become another stretch on an endless pilgrimage road. The terrain of this sacred journey has become fluid and ever-shifting. Every step of the way is an arrival, but not a place to linger."

“The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid.”

“My interests lie in nurturing children. That's part of the reason why the bullying thing has become an aspect of my life. I was bullied a lot growing up. I know firsthand the amount of life that is sucked out of you every time that happens, and how it affected me as a young adult.”

“No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy.”

“Everybody agrees that whatever the solutions are to the big problems, they ... can never be without some element of education.”

“I refuse to let past bruises cover the light. It ain't all good, but it's all good enough so I know I'm alright”

“Love is a deception and a trap. Love is as big a myth that God sits with his flowing white beard in a throne and looks at us.”

“Grace doesn't obsess with ourselves. It obsesses with people and with brokenness. This is a hard place to live, but God is bigger than hard places to live.”

Source : Cathleen Falsani (2008). “Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace”, p.81, Harper Collins

“When we travel for research our strategy is to simply move from kitchen to kitchen. It's truly a wonderful way to travel - food shopping, cooking and eating in one home for lunch and then another for dinner. The process of cooking takes us immediately into the rituals and rhythms of daily life and also places us firmly in the position of learners. We were meet with incredible generosity by all of the families we ate with.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com