"Having to admit that you are depressed makes one feel less than. Broken. Yes, that's what it is. Broken."
- Gillian Marchenko
"I may not be the best mom. I may not even get back to being the average mother I once claimed to be. But I'm here. I'm getting back up. I'm not leaving. And I'm the mom God ordained for these fours so..."
"Light existed all along. Of course it did. Who says it didn't because I couldn't see it?"
"Sometimes writing is just rubbing words together long enough to make a fire."
"I know of other mothers who have children with disabilities,and right away they loved them and decided to fight for them.That isn’t my story."