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“One of his hands move away from my face to flatten against my back, pulling me closer to him as he deepens the kiss. He parts my lips under his as my mind seems to sign quietly in content. I kiss h...”
“Night has settled over Paris.The streets have cleared of the crowds, and the city has been lit up. I set my book down, deciding to go for a walk. The Eiffel Tower is only a few blocks away. Now tha...”
“He drinks his coffee tentatively, glancing at me every few seconds, watching me. Every time he glances in my direction, I quickly turn away though he obviously knows I'm watching him. I know he's w...”
“He stares at metaking me inwith his lips slightly parted. I struggle to hold myself in place as we gawk at each other. I want so desperately to run, but something is holding me back, keeping me in ...”
“Every gesture and every look he gives me takes me by surprise and causes my heart to stutter.”
“I freeze, my feet suddenly glued to the floor. It takes me a minute to gather the courage to turn around, but when I do, I immediately wish I hadn't. The boy is standing in the doorway at the end o...”
“I grab the nearest lamppost when my knees threaten to give out, panting for breath as the words rip through me”
“I take in all the colorful locks that line the bridge. Each one told a story. Each lock represented a relationship that was once special, whether it ended or turned into true happiness. The locks r...”
“When we step onto the bridge, Nathan turns and spreads his arms out wide. Welcome to Pont des Arts, a.k.a. The Lock Bridge.”
“The boy took my sketchbook.”
“I head in the direction of the Eiffel Tower when I exit the alley, relieved to be out of the dark.”
“He smirks, shaking his head and letting his eyes wander. I watch him carefully, wondering what I can say to get him to leave. Im not leaving until you answer some questions. Plus, Im holding your s...”
“Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings ”
“To abandon the child within means that the adult without will be an adult in name only. And frankly, I can only name a handful of things that are that tragic.”
“Loss is the uninvited door that extends us an unexpected invitation to unimaginable possibilities.”
“If economies collapse and lawlessness rules and resources are scarce, many people who claim with their mouths that they follow Jesus... will abandon him with their lives.”
“To abandon all is to take our hearts, place them before the One who created them, and dare to believe He can live life powerfully through our surrendered lives.”
“Any work is always improvable, you cannot really finish the work, you can only abandon it out of tiredness or incompetence.”
“To simply survive appears to be the choice of the plodding hoards that wander all around me. Therefore, Ive adamantly committed to never hoard hoards.”
“When people become prisoners of daily habits and happen to be hostages of choices, which they made in the past, but which they finally do not actually want, they experience the need to abandon thei...”
