The more bad choices you make, the less bad your choices seem. Karen Kingsbury More Quotes by Karen Kingsbury More Quotes From Karen Kingsbury Love happens when people forgive. Karen Kingsbury forgiving happens people Life is too short to be anything but real with the cast of characters God has placed in the story of your life. Love well, laugh often, and find your life in Christ. Don't hide away or be a follower. Be the wonderful unique person God made you to be, and know that your purpose will always be best when defined by your faith in him Karen Kingsbury inspirational love life Friends don't get jealous of each other or begrudge the other for finding success. They celebrate every victory together. Karen Kingsbury jealous victory together I tell of hearts and souls and dances... Butterflies and second chances; Desperate ones and dreamers bound, Seeking life from barren ground, Who suffer on in earthly fate The bitter pain of agony hate, Might but they stop and here forgive Would break the bonds to breathe and live And find that God in goodness brings A chance for change, the hope of wings To rest in Him, and self to die And so become a butterfly. Karen Kingsbury pain hate heart The next time that boy pursues you, he better do it like a dying man looking for water in a desert. When it's the right guy, you'll know, because he'll cherish you. Karen Kingsbury water men boys God stays awake all the time. In case we need to talk to Him about something. Karen Kingsbury awake cases needs You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love. Karen Kingsbury without-sacrifice without-love sacrifice Christmas is a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass our own. Karen Kingsbury progress journey inspirational As long as he was breathing, God's greatest task for him was not yet finished. His highest purpose in life was still unfulfilled. ... God still had plans for him. Karen Kingsbury breathing tasks long This last year... I learned something about family. Like it's not about blood alone. It's being connected... it's growing up together and loving each other. It's believing in the same God and knowing you'd do anything for the person across from you at dinner. Karen Kingsbury growing-up believe blood God grows fragrant flowers of hope in the ashes of loss. Karen Kingsbury ashes flower loss I can spend 10 to 15 minutes with someone, and they can tell me what they're going through. I may never have gone through that, but I get it on a really deep level. Karen Kingsbury levels gone may Life is too short for half-hearted connections and meaningless run-throughs. Karen Kingsbury life-is-too-short connections running Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own. Karen Kingsbury christmas heart past The truth was this: Love is a decision. Karen Kingsbury decision love-is You're gifted to do something. Karen Kingsbury gifted It's never too late with truth. It stands outside time. Karen Kingsbury never-too-late late too-late Never be passive. Victories happen when you take charge of a game. You can't win by playing not to lose". Karen Kingsbury victory games winning Love well, laugh often and live well for Christ. Karen Kingsbury laugh-often laughing christ Secular writers can tell a story about the physical, the emotional, and the intellectual parts of a character. But no matter how well they tell the story, they miss a facet that is innately part of all of us - the spiritual. Karen Kingsbury emotional spiritual character
