Lawana Blackwell

“Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.”

“It was a family joke that Lydia's domestic tendencies were somehow misplaced when she was created.”

“Just think of what would have happened to poor old Naaman if he had decided to dunk himself only once?”

“Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.”

“When we lose someone we've allowed to be our whole life, we find that we have very little left to sustain us. Not only have we distanced ourselves from God, but we've lost something of ourselves in the process. When my husband passed away, I discovered that my relationship with God had been a shallow one at best, and that I had no reservoir of inner strength to draw from.”