She was deeply devoted to her family and her friends and she brought to those relationships a unique combination of qualities-gentle, strong, determined, and loving.
There is nothing determined and definitive about love.
Throughout this process, Rayna was strong, determined and motivated by her love of Nina, easy to get along with.
And its thoughtfulness will resonate with people committed to living a creative life... and with those determined to love and support them.
"My Dad was the most kind hearted, loving, hard working, determined, and funny man I have ever known.
Determined to love and protect my new baby, I was outraged at the thought that a parent--especially one who had devoted his literary career to speaking out against oppression, injustice, and war--could send his child away.
Much to my delight, my vivacious 15-year-old daughter is a talented and determined athlete who loves volleyball and softball and gives 110% to each of her teams.
A few notable accomplishments include establishing a detainee locator system so that family and friends can determine where loved ones are being detained; ending detention of immigrant families at the infamous T. Don Hutto detention facility in Texas; and developing a risk-assessment tool that will help ICE officials make smarter decisions about whom they choose to detain.
That summed up the courtly, elegant, determined, loving, steely and generous father, grandfather, husband, patriot, public servant and most of all, friend.
The single person reads all this guff about how nobody will love her until she loves herself, and so she becomes ever more determined to love herself.
