“Humility is the only thing that can restore a relationship, when respect has been lost.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Blessed are those with cracks in their broken heart because that is how the light gets in.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The best part of the gospel is you get to take it with you wherever your heart lands.” — Shannon L. Alder 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 Copy Share Image
“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.” — Shannon L. Alder 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
“Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“To love someone with all of your heart requires reaching them where they are with the only words they can understand.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Anyone can fail at something they really don’t want. What really takes courage is going after something you want and then failing.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“There are only two ways to live your life. One as if all that matters is to have someone love and accept… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You may marry Miss Grey for her fifteen pounds but you will always be my Willoughby. My nightmare. My sorrow. My past.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When you don’t have honesty in love then there is no communication. Honesty is improvisation of the heart; anything less is a… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“A wise woman knows when to stay silent. However, a wiser woman of faith knows that sometimes words can win the battle,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“God will never call you in a direction that would cause you to sin. However, he will call you to be creative… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“True confidence is not about what you take from someone to restore yourself, but what you give back to your critics because… — Shannon L. Alder 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 Copy Share Image
“Do not conform to seek the seekers, but leave the leavers. Wisdom comes from facing what you do not yet understand.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Every broken heart has screamed at one time or another, "I want to know why!” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“God doesn’t put that much prep into something that is insignificant.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you’re treating people poorly then you're not emulating God’s love. God always resides with the broken hearted.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Religious guilt will never grow the kind of love you want in someone.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“If you truly loved someone you won't become their enemy. You will become their guardian angel.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Delusions are hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding insane people living in a backwards world.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever stray from yourself, in order to be close to someone that doesn’t have the courtesy to remind you of your… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Fear is to begin with the end in mind. There is no end. Life is eternal. Live life knowing that the end… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Never allow yourself to become a choice in any relationship. The moment you do is when you have reduced your loved one's… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Chasing a man is not winning. The only thing you win is the loss of your dignity. Confidence is knowing your value,… — 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
“In order to master compassion, you have to spend time getting to know monsters. When you can do that you will see… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The mind knows the truth when your heart denies what it feels. When you don't feel safe to let people in it… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Marriage is what you make of it, and God has many versions of what that looks like based on what different souls… — 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 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 Copy Share Image
“One of the easiest things for a rescuer to do is to love people without a soul because we genuinely believe that… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“You can't live in your mind and expect those dreams to become real, without the work. Reality requires actions that might feel… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“The only love you have to prove in life is your love of God and helping others. Anyone that can't see that… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“In the end, you will not see the physical beauty in others that caught your eye, but the fire that burned within… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Don’t waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining who they… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will remove the… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise them correctly,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“God is going to send you someone that will rescue you. Then one day you will rescue them in return and together your story… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“You can be bit in the leg by a rattlesnake and seek help to heal your wound, or you can run after it and… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“It is not the self respect and pride that you take with you, but the heritage you leave behind to your children that matters.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“If you have feelings for someone, let them know. It doesn’t matter if they can be in your life or not. Maybe, it is… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“After every storm, there is a rainbow. If you have eyes, you will find it. If you have wisdom, you will create it. If… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Don’t ever feel bad that someone couldn’t give you all of their heart. Be grateful that you can take the least complicated part of… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“I don't know why anyone would be scared of a homeless person. The truly scary people are all the murder mystery writers. They spend… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“Until you have stood in another woman’s stilettos, you will never begin to know the year of pain she felt breaking them in.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“I don't understand women that call themselves a "bitch". It doesn't empower a woman. Rather, it reveals to everyone that you were deeply hurt… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
“ The Prodigal Son They gave the deep end of their heart--a hue of crimson red, They whispered their desire and offered up their… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share
