Quotes by Toni Sorenson

Dont try to wring out all the answers before you move forward. Faith doesnt work that way. Step into the darkness and the light will appear to guide your next step. Its that first step into the unknown that stops us from progressing.

So what if youre scared spitless? So what if youre intimidated, insecure or inundated with doubt? If its the thing that will advance you, do it anyway. Forward movement always begins with an inward decision.

I know personally that when a child is abused the trajectory of that childs life is changed forever. That doesnt mean the path to happiness is impossible, but it does mean there will be detours and side roads that were never intended. Come back from those places, my friends, with lessons and compassion those on the straight road might never have the chance to learn. You are now equipped to help hurting children because youve navigated down those dark courses and made it back. Cudos to you, but also let your shoulders feel the weight of the responsibility to help others who are still lost and struggling to find their way to safety.

In some cases abusive or damaged relationships cannot and should not be saved.

Knowing ourselves is knowing our worth in the eyes of God. That’s why the number one thought we cannot fail to think and believe is that He loves us. Always. No matter what.

You are worth the investment so spend the time, money and resources on you. You matter. When youre strong, healthy and happy, those you love most will also benefit.

We are deluded when we think that we do not have a direct line to heaven, that heaven doesn’t stand ready to help us. Oh! If only you knew the angels that walk beside you, that support and protect you on the journey you’ve chosen to walk.

We are deluded when we think that we do not have a direct line to heaven, that heaven doesn’t stand ready to help us. Oh! If only you knew the angels that walk beside you, support and protect you on the journey that you’ve chosen to walk.

600Christmas is about giving from the heart more than giving from the store.

Don’t spoil Christmas Day by anticipating how it will be. Let is unfold as it does, and be grateful for whatever comes.

Hot cocoa and cold toes remind me of Christmas.

Christmas is a blanket that warms our cold hearts.

Christmas is not a date on a calendar. It’s more than a state of mind. It’s a condition of the heart.

The month of December isn’t magical because it sparkles. It’s magical because it changes people’s hearts … at least momentarily.

People think the only time the earth is renewed is in spring. I find it’s renewed around Christmastime when hard, old hearts are softened. When children’s laughter drowns out anguish. When magic transforms the dull into something beautiful and sparkly. I find that Christmas time changes me … from the inside out, and even for a moment fills me with youth and hope again.

If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came in the box.

Christmas is about change. It’s a time we open our hearts before we open our presents.

Sometimes letting go is the hardest thing imaginable, yet holding on is even harder.

Do we? Our problem is whatever wedges between us and God.

A great life starts and steadies with a great mind that is open to new ideas, fierce in defense of truth, and always eager to learn.