#tenderness

"lean in to kiss mein all the placeswhere the acheis the most special."

"Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ."

"It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people."

"My hands will get dirty holding your rose-shaped heart, because love is like gardening—it’s earthy and takes work to keep it alive."

"Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you."

"Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and sincerely liked by someone...Scripture suggests that the essence of the divine nature is compassion and that the heart of God is defined by tenderness."