1.
Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery.
Lawana Blackwell
Molding your life to the thoughts of others is nothing but bondage.
2.
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.
Lawana Blackwell
3.
Age is no guarantee of maturity.
Lawana Blackwell
4.
Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.
Lawana Blackwell
5.
The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.
Lawana Blackwell
6.
Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
Lawana Blackwell
7.
It isn't kind to cultivate a friendship just so one will have an audience.
Lawana Blackwell
8.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
Lawana Blackwell
9.
Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.
Lawana Blackwell
10.
For all their strength, men were sometimes like little children.
Lawana Blackwell
11.
If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it.
Lawana Blackwell
12.
If courage wasn't a standard result of aging it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.
Lawana Blackwell