So he caught her in his arms and kissed her, and they were very happy, and told each other what a beautiful world it was, and how wonderful it was that they should have found each other, seeing that the world is not only beautiful but rather large.

With some stories, you really can't rush things. And it's often best just to sit back and enjoy the journey for what it is.

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!

Being broken isn't the worst thing. We can be mended and put together again. We don__ have to be ashamed of our past. We can embrace the history that gives us value, and see our cracks as beautiful.

God is able to fix that which is broken so that what stands repaired is immeasurably greater than that which stood before it needed repair. Therefore, the most staggering brokenness conceivable is in reality the greatest opportunity imaginable.

None of us know how to fix ourselves, at least not entirely, not well enough.