“I learned the hard way not to open my heart to a stranger, knowing that it only leads to heartbreak, tears, and weight gain".”

“It would only lead to disappointment, even heartbreak, and her heart was too precious for me to let that happen.”

“It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that instead of searching for 'God's will for my life' each of us would learn to seek hard after 'the Spirit's leading in my life today.' May we learn to pray for an open and willing heart, to surrender to the Spirit's leading with that friend, child, spouse, circumstance, or decision in our lives right now.”

“I learn things late–and only the hard way.”

“I tear my heart open, I sew myself shutMy weakness is that I care too much”

“Jealousy is a horrible thing. The pain of it is almost as consuming as heartbreak, and I would know because I was feeling both at the same time. I felt like someone had ripped open my chest with their bare hands, removed my heart and lungs, and replaced them with a bunch of rocks and stones.”