I told myself that some families we get without asking, while others we choose. And I chose those two. I think that’s what you’d call a silver lining.

Jenny Valentine
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Silver linings are bright spots on clouds. They can be bright enough to let you know that the world is still worth living in. Or they can be so bright that you don’t even need the sun to see them. So, what did Alice do? She looked for her silver lining, and she found it.

Source: Broken Soup

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