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direction.

You mustn’t wish for another life.

You mustn’t want to be somebody else.

What you must do is this:

“Rejoice evermore.

Pray without ceasing. 

In everything give thanks.”

I am not all the way capable of so much, but those are the right instructions.

— Wendell Berry

4 Comments

  • Lana

    Your picture is wonderful!

    So many times in my life I have said thank you to my Lord while crying so hard that I could not breathe. Right now I am in one of those places with an adult child. I so. get it.

    • laceykeigley

      Yes – saying thank you and crying at the same time. (A skill I wish I wasn’t perfecting.)

      And – I am saddened to hear about struggles with your adult children. Parenting. It’s a forever job.