“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When "I" is replaced by "We", illness becomes wellness.” — Shannon L. Alder Health Copy Share Image
“With dark raven paper and twinkling white ink, I wrote my heart in the night’s sky.” — Shannon L. Alder Alive Copy Share Image
“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.” — Shannon L. Alder Strong roots Copy Share Image
“People's behaviors are messages, not a diagnosis because I can no longer discern the world's version of insanity.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I am not the moon orbiting around your planet; I am the sun that will burn through your frozen mind.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“A foolish woman believes that loyalty is automatic. A wise woman knows that it is earned.” — Shannon L. Alder Cheaters Copy Share Image
“The most influential people you will ever meet were once held together by the encouragement of others.” — Shannon L. Alder Activists Copy Share Image
“There is always a storm. There is always rain. Some experience it. Some live through it. And others are made from it.” — Shannon L. Alder Activists Copy Share Image
“Flirting is a "controversial art form" that leaves the intended either flattered, infatuated, creeped out or getting a restraining order.” — Shannon L. Alder Art Copy Share Image
“True saddness is when someone still thinks your the same person after all these years. They brand you because of their own… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I rather have a pastor that committed every horrible sin and repented, than a pastor that has no place of reference to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When people don't tell you the truth what they really are saying is they don't value you or their relationship with you… — Shannon L. Alder Cheaters Copy Share Image
“Never give up on someone. Sometimes the answers you are looking for are the same answers another person is looking for. Two… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Be careful of living your life based only on faith and signs, or you might find yourself standing in a South American… — Shannon L. Alder Blind faith Copy Share Image
“God always brings someone into your life that has traveled the same path and knows the rocks you climbed to get to… — Shannon L. Alder Compassion Copy Share Image
“There is nothing more entertaining then leaving someone speechless. Yet, there is nothing sadder than realizing that person was incapable of retaining… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Empathy and a huge imagination explain a lot of mysteries in the universe.” — Shannon L. Alder Actions Copy Share Image
“God doesn't call us to mediocrity. He calls us to a greater standard that doesn't teach us to tear people down to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Staying for your children is noble. However, staying with someone that teaches your children that "selective" evilness is okay is mental illness.” — Shannon L. Alder Child Copy Share Image
“When you are being judged by someone that has no idea who you are always remember this: Dogs always bark at strangers… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The only real difficulty with becoming disciplined is when you buy into the notion that happiness comes at the price of sacrifice.… — Shannon L. Alder Activism Copy Share Image
“People can waste a large amount of their time trying to be accepted by people. Sometimes, God meant for you not to… — Shannon L. Alder Action Copy Share Image
“Empowered Women 101: A confident woman doesn't have to talk a man into loving her. He either loves her completely, not enough… — Shannon L. Alder Confidence Copy Share Image
“Most misunderstandings in the world could be avoided if people would simply take the time to ask, "What else could this mean?” — Shannon L. Alder Anger Copy Share Image
“God is perceived by the heart, not by your reason. But what is reason? Your heart simplifying God’s guidance to fit your… — Shannon L. Alder Faith Copy Share Image
“If you want your prayers answered, you get off your knees and do the one thing you’re praying someone else will do… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“No one would have guessed that the jagged pieces of our soul fit the puzzle in this box. We were considered the… — Shannon L. Alder Bizarre Copy Share Image
“Often romantic relationships fail because you are trying to get someone to fall in love with the YOU that you never discovered.” — Shannon L. Alder Fall in love Copy Share Image
“You can't always expect people to apply your wisdom when they didn't use wisdom before they found themselves knee deep in their… — Shannon L. Alder Actions Copy Share Image
“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise… — Shannon L. Alder Activism Copy Share Image
“Piety /pi•e•ty/ (modern definition) 1. When you use Christ’s teachings to put someone in their place out of anger and self-righteousness. It… — Shannon L. Alder Anger Copy Share Image
“When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval.… — Shannon L. Alder Bravery Copy Share Image
“The day you find out who you are is when you look back and realize that it was never the words, rather… — Shannon L. Alder Actions Copy Share Image
“It takes a hell of a lot of courage to walk into your own story, but to be the hero of your… — Shannon L. Alder Courage Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the bridges you burn light the way out of your darkness, but the memory of the blaze will be burned into… — Shannon L. Alder Acceptance Copy Share Image
“Grace will meet you in the valley, and her song will carry you home on the wind to another sky filled with… — Shannon L. Alder Angels Copy Share Image
“Betrayal is an ironic thing. He or she betrays you then you betray yourself. You think you’re showing strength with your anger,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“No matter how many sins you make or how slow you travel back toward God's valley, you are still way ahead of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Every romantic woman dreams of Willoughby. However, every wise woman’s heart knows Colonel Brandon would take care of her when she was… — Shannon L. Alder Common sense Copy Share Image
“God is up to something, but you will never know unless you figure out the difference between who is the messenger carrying… — Shannon L. Alder Awareness Copy Share Image
