My big sister, Debbie
Inner toughness
“When I lost my sight, Werner, people said I was brave. When my father left, people said I was brave. But it is not bravery; I have no choice. I wake up and live my life. Don’t you do the same?” Anthony Doerr- All the Light We Cannot See
Hopeful?
“From the death of each day’s hope another hope sprung up to live to-morrow.” Charles Dickens
Hope
Authenticity
Authenticity
“No varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself.” Charles Dickens
God’s love
God’s unconditional love
“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.” Charles Dickens