Change not only was inevitable, but usually brought its own rewards.

More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that he'd seen on Pastor Harris's face, but he trudged through the sand, he couldn't help feeling like an amateur, someone searching for God's truths like a child searching for seashells.

And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things.

There are guys who grow up thinking they'll settle down some distant time in the future, and there are guys who are ready for marriage as soon as they meet the right person. The former bore me, mainly because they're pathetic; and the latter, frankly are hard to find.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, EVEN THE PERSONS WE LOVE.