Trying to destroy hope is like trying to clean sand out of your beach bag,” she said. “There’s always going to be a grain or two left.

Sometimes we hold on to guilt or grief because it’s the last thing we have that ties us to the person we miss. We don’t want to let them go, because it feels like we’ll have nothing left. But it’s dangerous Ethan, the never letting go because until you let go, you can’t begin to remember. And if you don’t cherish your memories of Kacey, than she really will be gone.

But I don't think the merit of a family is in how large or small their problems are. It's in how they face those problems. To me, the most beautiful families are the ones who have the toughest trials and still find a way to help each other through.

Thoughts are valuable things, you know. They shouldn't be ignored. Especially the ones that trouble you.

I thought I at least understood what that story meant-that life was fragile and short, but maybe knowing this helped us appreciate it more.

Beloved mother and wife. Without you, all the light is gone.

Sometimes a story is all you have,” she [Coralee] says. “Sometimes that can be enough.

We never know where life is going to lead, Ethan. What so many small decisions are going to add up to.