I told myself that some families we get without asking, while others we choose. And I chose those two. I think that’s what you’d call a silver lining.

It’s funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

There is greater clarity in the still waters of sadness, something not found in the babbling brooks of more sought after emotions.

Live with the assumption that every day it will rain. If it does, you were right. If it doesn’t, you were fortunate.