As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God. Because He was my friend. But then instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help. With ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can you be so slow?" My child," He said, "What could I do? You never did let go.

“As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God. Because He was my friend. But then instead of leaving Him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help. With ways that were my own. At last I snatched them back and cried, "How can you be so slow?" My child," He said, "What could I do? You never did let go.” is a family quote of unknown authorship. It speaks to themes of adversity, inspiration, friendship.

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