#family

Don’t you find that a terribly romantic idea? Love stealing in to overtake two people who’d believe they were merely friends? ↗

— Cecilia Grant

#family

...in the lower self, love is neediness, “chemistry” or infatuation, possession, strong admiration, or even worship—in short, traditional romantic love. Many people who grew up in troubled homes and who experienced a stifling of their Child Within become stuck at these lower levels or ways of experiencing love. ↗

— Charles L. Whitfield

#ptsd #self-help #therapy #family

Love makes us all do unaccountable things. ↗

— Cecilia Grant

#family

The real safety net of life is community, family and nature. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#life-and-living #safety-net #family

Maybe what my sister wanted was to stay here and get married and have a family. Maybe that was her color of extraordinary. ↗

— Jandy Nelson

#motherhood #family

There is no worse parent than an unhappy parent! ↗

— Rossana Condoleo

#divorce-coaching #divorce-frustration #divorce-relationship #family-counselling #family-therapy

Our parts now -- which perforce we must play -- are not father and daughter, but one old Abhorsen, making way for the new. But behind this, there is always my love. ↗

— Garth Nix

#responsibility #family

Someday you'll understand. You'll have your own children, and they'll mean more to you than the world. A wife has to defend her children, even against her own husband. Not that I expect you to be easily cowed. But sometimes, despite all you say and do, your husband won't be dissuaded from folly. When that happens, as a mother you have to close ranks. Your first responsibility is to your children. To salvage what you can. Even if they hate you for it. ↗

— David Walton

#marriage #motherhood #parenting #family

Yes, brothers and sisters, the mission of the Church is glorious-to invite all of us to come unto Christ through proclaiming the gospel, perfecting our lives, and redeeming our dead. As we come unto Christ, we bless our own lives, those of our families, and our Father in Heaven's children, both living and dead. . . . "I pray that we will be obedient to God, learn His will and do it, and, above all, that we will keep the first and great commandment-to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength" ("Come Unto Christ," April 1988 General Conference). ↗

— Ezra Taft Benson

#christ #dead #gospel #missionary #obedience

I was hoping they'd put up flyers like they do for lost cats," he said. "Missing, one stunningly attractive teenage boy. Answers to 'Jace' or 'Hot Stuff'." "You did not just say that.' "You don't like 'Hot Stuff'? You think 'Sweet Cheeks' might be better? 'Love Crumpets'? Really, that last one's stretching it a bit. Though, technically, my family is British-" "Shut up, and get out. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-herondale #family