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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head 
I don't want easy, just possible. 
God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give. 
My belief is where I get my strength. When I'm struggling with something, I can go to God for help and I'm excited to share that. 
Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way. 
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice. 
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms. 
Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I'm up at 5 A.M. every day. 
It's been amazing to touch people's lives. 
You fall off the horse and you get back on. 
I just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you're surfing. All around it's beautiful and fun. 
People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it. 
I'm just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people. 
Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy. 
Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are! 
Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you. 
I can't change it, That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it. 
So maybe someone listening will be inspired to pick up a Bible or go to church and their lives will be better and richer as a result. 
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear. 
The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.' 
My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends. 
I don't need easy. I just need possible. 