Finding Parker

The value of a person’s life is measured by the amount of people they touch in living it.

We don't always plan what happens in our life. Sometimes things just unravel

Having the ability to feel is the greatest gift God has ever given.

We fear what we don’t understand and find serenity in what we’re incapable of understanding..

One moment of unwelcomed silence is more disheartening than a lifetime of incessant screams. And the silence deafens me.

I wanted to resist, allowing the night to go on forever. As we walked along the beach, I pressed my feet into the sand firmly, leaving an impression deep enough to last a lifetime. And I did not look back...

How easily we become distracted by beauty. It’s quite sad. If only we could close our eyes and become attracted to what’s on the inside,” he said flatly.

It`s all too easy for us to become attracted to someone`s appearance. We`re then forever blind to whom they actually are.

I have no regrets. To regret my past would be to admit I am not satisfied with who or what I have become. Everything I have accomplished and all I have been exposed to - good or evil - has created what sits before you.

Life is easy. Live it while you’re alive. Because when you’re gone you won’t have an opportunity.

Having the ability to feel is the greatest gift God has ever given

Life's greatest treasures will never be held, purchased or bartered for. They will only be felt.

The value of a person’s life is measured by the amount of people they touch in living it. Based on this belief, I have always further believed a person’s funeral would be a depiction of the perceived value in the life they’ve lived – the means of measure being the people in attendance at the funeral – the touched souls.

I always stood out as being different...and unwilling to accept the phrase 'I am a girl' as an ending to any type of sentence that started with 'I can’t because'.

I come here to read. Dream. Relax. Find bits and pieces of myself I’m afraid I may not find elsewhere...

Life every day as if you're going to die at midnight

I suppose a good recipe for life would be to allow nothing into it, knowingly at least, which is bitter. It’s disappointing we aren’t able to simply spit people out that don’t taste well.

Our ability to accept life's difficult offerings is a testament of our relationship with God.

Ask yourself throughout the course of each day, 'if this were my last day on earth, would I do anything differently?

The greatest rewards in life are provided to those who take the greatest risks.

Life’s greatest treasures will never be held, purchased, or bartered for. They will only be felt.

Life's greatest treasures will never be held, purchased, or bartered for. They will only be felt.

Life id far more abrasive experiencing it's individual components than the sum itself

Life is far more abrasive experiencing its individual components than the sum itself

The good lord gave you an opportunity, Parker. You chose not to take it. And now? Well now he is teaching you a lesson. Learn it. And move on through life a wiser soul. The next time Parker, the next time do things differently.

Dedication With red swollen eyes, and a heart filled with warmth, I dedicate this book to my father. Pop, this one is for you.

I have no regrets. To regret my past would be to admit I am not satisfied with who or what I have become. Everything I have accomplished and all I have been exposed to – good or evil – has created what sits before you. If I look solely at the reflection I make today, I stand proud. So in short, no Parker, I don’t have things I regret,” he grinned softly as if satisfied with his response.

As I grew older, I began to understand the differences between all of the other girls in school and myself. They had families, and I did not. They sat at home at night at a dinner table and ate with their brothers, sisters, and both of their parents. I sat at home and ate Ravioli’s from a can as my mother sat in her chair and watched television in what I assumed was terrible pain.

You should live every day,” Kenton paused as he reached for the door handle, “as if you’re going to die at midnight.

How easily we become distracted by beauty. It’s quite sad. If only we could close our eyes and become attracted to what’s on the inside,