Things becomes invisible at the very moment I refuse to grant them importance. And while I am utterly ashamed to admit it, many of the most important things in my life are invisible.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Sadly, in too many cases surrender is having been ‘outrun’ by fear rather than having ‘run out’ of heart.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

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 that there aren't many people out, I can walk there without having to fight my way through mobs of gawking tourists.

— Ashley Earley

If we abandon marriage, we abandon the family.

— Michael Enzi

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.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

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 wondering why I'm staring at him, but he doesn't ask.I finally take a sip of coffee, set the mug back on the table, and voice what's on my mind, 'I want to draw you.

— Ashley Earley

With God, being lost is nothing more than an idea that never has and never will be anything more than an idea.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

By choosing comfort we are in the very same decision choosing to miss every great thing in life, and that thought should be anything but comforting.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

I'm being pulled under - father and farther from the surface. My lungs continue to scream for air. Panic is building inside me, threatening to combust. I can't break free.Help! I can't break free!I open my mouth to scream.

— Ashley Earley

Apathy is giving up when we need to get up.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough