“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
“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
“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 Coping Copy Share Image
“Don’t water your testimony with your righteous expectations of church members. Their imperfection will disappoint you every time and cause you to… — Shannon L. Alder Acceptance of others Copy Share Image
“I never wanted to be a God fearing person. I wanted to grow up and be a person that was fearless for… — Shannon L. Alder Choices Copy Share Image
“Marriage creates one world for your child. For that alone, two old friends can try to see a peaceful world through the… — Shannon L. Alder Best friends Copy Share Image
“God has a way of picking a “nobody” and turning their world upside down, in order to create a “somebody” that will… — Shannon L. Alder Activism Copy Share Image
“People seldom change. Only their masks do. It is only our perception of them and the perception they have of themselves that… — Shannon L. Alder Being real 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 Differences Copy Share Image
“Courage doesn’t happen when you have all the answers. It happens when you are ready to face the questions you have been… — Shannon L. Alder Acceptance Copy Share Image
“In the end, a lack of compatibility is what ruins relationships. You can't force someone to be an eagle when they are… — Shannon L. Alder Bravery 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Sometimes you only get one chance to rewrite the qualities of the character you played in a person's life story. Always take… — Shannon L. Alder Books 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 Doormats 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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
“When you forget yesterday and embrace the new vision of what you are to become through the eyes of your best friend,… — Shannon L. Alder Beginnings Copy Share Image
“If you can't see the sun then too many things stand in your way. Sometimes, you have to climb to the top… — Shannon L. Alder Fear Copy Share Image
“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't being said. The art of reading between the lines is a life… — Shannon L. Alder Art Copy Share Image
“The most glorious moment you will ever experience in your life is when you look back and see how God was protecting… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“When someone you love makes compassion, kindness, forgiveness, respect and God an option, you can be sure they have made you an… — Shannon L. Alder Anger Copy Share Image
“Satan will tempt you with many things in life, but the most powerful is the temptation to be grateful for what you… — Shannon L. Alder Best-life Copy Share Image
“Lack of communication has a way of clipping our wings, which keeps us from flying. When things are left unspoken, we forget… — Shannon L. Alder Communication Copy Share Image
“I rather be a stupid person wanting clarification and answers, in order to be wiser, than be a stupid person that blindly… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“This much is true: When you are about to effect the lives of hundreds of people, Satan will do everything he can… — Shannon L. Alder Assassins Copy Share Image
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Often, love is a tangled web of lies that only a broken heart would… — Shannon L. Alder Beliefs Copy Share Image
“I rather spend every Sunday of my life hanging off a cliff to rescue someone than spend one more time sitting in… — Shannon L. Alder Hypocrites Copy Share Image
“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of… — Shannon L. Alder Anger Copy Share Image
“You can be bit in the leg by a rattlesnake and seek help to heal your wound, or you can run after… — Shannon L. Alder Betrayal Copy Share Image
“There are many types of marriage relationships and all of them can work, but none is sadder than the one that doesn't… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
