“Being with Demetri wasn’t the absence of pain, it was the added presence of peace, making it easier and easier for that little part of my heart to heal again.--From Pull: A Seaside Novel”

“As we embrace the mystery of love, we see that it contains not an absence of error, but the presence of grace. It contains not the absence of anger or pain, but the presence of forgiveness and healing. Not the absence of disharmony or confusion, but the presence of peace and clarity.To make a home into a sanctuary, we must be willing to make room in our hearts for one another's limitations, as well as our gifts. For it is here in this sacred space of the home and family, so brimming with life, so full of every emotion available to our hearts, that we learn what it means to love within all the nuances of an intimate relationship.”

“Anything that makes it easier to understand, makes it a little easier to bear.”

“I wish i were a little girl again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken heart.”

“It's easier to throw away a child who reacts to his abuse than attempt to heal his pain.”

“When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our pain and that of others.”