Quotes about Belonging

We cannot live without the knowledge that someone cares about us.

When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.

A Republican in my state of Arkansas feels about as out of place as Michael Vick at the West Minister dog show.

Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. That's but a hint of what we'll feel some day on arriving at the place our Father has lovingly and personally prepared for us in heaven. We will finally - and permanently - be 'at home' in a way that defies description.

I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in!

God designed humans to live in community.

My father was desperately trying to be a legal contributor to this society.

Love yourself no matter who you are or where you come from.

I can imagine in years to come that my papers and memorabilia, my journals and letters, will find themselves always in the company of people who care about many of the things I do.

even the worst and most painful family experiences are part of our total identity. God had a plan in placing us in our particular families and cultures. And the more we know about our families, the more we know about ourselves—and the more freedom we have to make decisions how we want to live. We can say: "This is what I want to keep. This is what I do not want to bring with me to the next generation.