“New places always help us look at life differently”

“Everyone needs fudge, Hildy. It's how God helps us cope.”

“...It isn't the problems along the way that make us or break us. It's how we learn to stand and face them that makes the difference.”

“You know where we got stuck? We were looking for faithfull, loving and perfect relationships-males who were always glad to see us." "So?" "We already have that!" "What do you mean?" "We've got dogs!”

“Everything's got a purpose, really - you just have to look for it.Cats are good at keeping old dogs alive.Loss helps you reach for gain.Death helps you celebrate life.War helps you work for peace.A flood makes you glad you're still standing.And a tall boy can stop the wind so a candle of hope can burn bright.”

“Toys "R" Us. Zack put on a wool cap and sunglasses. "You look like a bank robber," I observed."No toy is safe.”

“Almost Homeby Sugar Mae ColeHome isn’t always a place you picture in your mindWith furniture and cookies and music playing and people laughing.Home is something you can carry around like a dreamAnd let it grow in your heart until you’re ready for it.Losing things helps you appreciate when you find them againAnd finding things gives you hope that when you lose thingsIt might not be forever.Once, long ago, a girl lost her home, but she didn’t lose her dream.She hung on to it as the wind kept trying to blow it away,But that just made it stronger.So now she has keys and walls of many colorsAnd people around her who think she’s something.”