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The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”.

Bethany Hamilton

Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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Creation Given God Ocean
I’m a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and my two brothers how to love the Lord – and how to surf!
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Brother Christian Heart
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Arms People Two
My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it’s like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.
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Art Fun Hard Work
Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.
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Competition Firsts Sharks
You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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Fall Horse Inspirational
Life is a lot like surfing… When you get caught in the impact zone, you’ve got to just get back up. Because you never know what may be over the next wave.
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Impact May Surfing
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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Inspirational Love Stronger
Life is full of what-ifs. You can’t let it hold you back. If you do, you’re not really living at all… just kind of going through the motions with no meaning
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Kind Life Living Really
My belief is where I get my strength. When I’m struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I’m excited to share that.
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Belief Helping Struggle
I think passion is something that’s more powerful than even love. It’s something that you’re not willing to let go of, and you’ll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.
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Go Letting Passion Powerful
I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.
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Determination Horse Jesus
My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn’t able to surf then my life would really change.
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Inspirational Real
God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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Giving Offer World
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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Compassion Giving Perspective
I don’t want easy, just possible.
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Easy Inspirational Want
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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Fear Giving Mean Up
Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Love Surfer Wave
Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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Being Looks Strive Thankful
God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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Heaven Ocean Surfing
I don’t really want people looking to me for inspiration. I just want to be a sign along the way that points toward Heaven.
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Heaven Inspiration People
I wouldn’t change what happened to me because then I wouldn’t have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.
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Arms People Two
God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it’s much easier with Him by our side.
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Long Mean Running
The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”.
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Art Nature Real
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.
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Beautiful Fun Ocean
To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean – that’s scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.
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Creative Ocean Scary

The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”.

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The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”.

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