The most durable monument of human labor is that which recalls the wretchedness and nothingness of man.
There is a difference between a person who is dying and a person who is suicidal. I do not want to die. I am dying.
Having the choice at the end of my life has become incredibly important. It has given me a sense of peace during a time that otherwise would be dominated by fear, uncertainty and pain.
Americans around the country who came forward to make my 'bucket list' dream come true.
To have control of my own mind. . . to go with dignity is less terryfying. When I look at both options I have to die, I feel this is far more humane.
I believe this choice is ethical, and what makes it ethical is it is a choice.
The reason to consider life and what's of value is to make sure you're not missing out. Seize the day. What's important to you? What do you care about? What matters? Pursue that, forget the rest.
I give away wheelchairs to people who need them because they're expensive and not everybody can afford one. So I figured why not raise funds to buy the chairs and improve people's ability to get around.
The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from any other gathering of people without the Holy Spirit. But when believers live in the power of the Spirit, the evidence in their lives is supernatural. The church cannot help but be different, and the world cannot help but notice.
Some people do not eat cow meat. I do so, provided it's tender.
If a good mother is one who loves her child more than anyone else in the world, I am not a good mother. I am in fact a bad mother. I love my husband more than I love my children.