“Hope transcends everything. It goes beyond all doubts. It silences fear. It quiets despair.”

“Write what you know. Write what you can't forget. Write to give yourself courage and others hope.”

“Hope transcends everything. It goes beyond all doubts. It silences fear. It quiets despair.”

“When life tries to define you with its hardship, you gotta push back, look it straight in the eye and say, ‘No matter what life throws at me, I’m going to keep telling myself that I will overcome.’ And every time you own that truth, you write your own life script.”

“Life's markers are never just for one moment in time. Every event holds a key. Each builds upon the other and becomes an indicator towards a higher purpose.”

“Brenda, do you know God loves you? He really does. To Him, you're perfect, absolutely perfect. You always have been.”

“We need to learn to dance more softly.”

“The power of His gentleness..In the Eye of Deception - This is my story.”

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil...who put darkness for light and light for darkness...who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight." Issiah 5:20,21”

“No denial of the truth will ever invalidate it.”

“Everyday in the heat, rain and cold, I ran, alone in the woods...in the hills near our home. There I felt the gentle touch of God. And I heard His whisper, You're stronger now. It's time to tell the truth of what happened. Tell your story to give someone hope.”