“The idea of practicing love is deeply appealing to me, because built right in is an acceptance of imperfection. There is an acknowledgment to myself that I am going to mess this up, an understanding that there is room to… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“Love has no demand of us but to keep practicing, to do the next hard thing. Love says, Come dear. Take the next step.” — Anna White Copy Share Image
“It is the capacity to feel consuming grief and pain and despair that also allows me to embrace love and joy and beauty with… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I want my heart to be the thin place. I don't want to board a plane to feel the kiss of heaven. I want… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I doubt that anyone has a Damascus moment after experiencing discrimination. Most people seem to have shining moments of change after experiencing grace.” — Anna White Copy Share Image
“The shadow is dark and the woods are cold, but they are not endless. No matter how lost you are now, you are not… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“My husband says this longing for isolation is not a good quality, that if I wanted to be a hermit I should have moved… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“A basic reality of life is that we all struggle. We hurt and have hurt other people. We all feel lost sometimes. This isn’t… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I believe God lets us stumble along, slowly finding our way, and giving us chances to pick each other up.” — Anna White Copy Share Image
“I know what it's like to sleep in fear, to starve myself to be worthy, to be ashamed of my voice, to want to… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“The God I serve is able to save us both. To give us the winning lottery ticket so all our money problems will go… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“There are lots of real reasons to decide to leave something or someone, but there are lots of other reasons that are less valid… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“The first night in the hospital with a snuffling baby girl, I learned that my family was not the only thing that had expanded.… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“The most amazing thing is that all my sorrows, all of my darkest moments, are becoming my gifts.” — Anna White Copy Share Image
