“In the end, his mother’s memory could not be shamed by a gift from God. Don’t worry about me, she would say, and never worry what others may think. I worried too much about what others thought – I can tell you it’s a tragic waste of time and energy and pokes God in the eye.”

“In the end, his mother’s memory could not be shamed by a gift from God. Don’t worry about me, she would say, and never worry what others may think. I worried too much about what others thought – I can tell you it’s a tragic waste of time and energy and pokes God in the eye.”

— Jan Karon