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“I thought it was about always doing the right thing. I thought that’s how you get faith.” “Other way around,” he said. “You do the right thing because you have faith.” She”
― Hope Holloway, A Haven in the Keys

“hate only hurting the vessel it’s in?”
― Hope Holloway, A Secret in the Keys

“and I”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Moonlight

“Life is too precious and short to stay awake at night worrying about anything”
― Hope Holloway, A Season in the Keys

“And where would we be without rules?” Penny scoffed. “We’d be another tourist ghetto with high-rises on the beach and Burger Kings on every corner. No siree, hun. Not on Sanibel Island. We have standards.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Dreams

“What ifs were a waste of time. Life unrolled the way it should, and she’d made her choice and felt her joys and endured her pain and learned her lessons.”
― Hope Holloway, A Haven in the Keys

“You work so hard because you have tied your self-worth to your job title, and that’s why Apple and Jason and Alex and all the office politics has you tangled in knots.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Dreams

“Out of tragedy often comes great joy,”
― Hope Holloway, A Secret in the Keys

“I’m an ordinary man who will protect you, adore you, treasure you, and put your needs before mine. I have a steadfast heart and a strong shoulder. Ordinary brings the completeness and safety that is part of a life filled with…shalom.”
― Hope Holloway, The Inn on Amelia Island

“over my lease and maybe get a roommate.” “That could take a while, but you’re right. Dane has a place to stay, even if that spare room has been overtaken by a five-year-old.” Olivia nodded. “The thing about the house for us is that Deeley and I would love to wait just a little longer. Then we could save up enough money to buy something. So I’m not dying to leave my rental, but I don’t want to wreck things for Dane. He’s in a tender place.” “He sure is,” Eliza agreed. “And if it weren’t the middle of the tourist season, I’d squeeze him into one of the Shellseeker Cottages. He’d love Sunray Venus, which, as a former”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Sunsets

“You know, it’s not the ten things you expect to go wrong, but the one you never saw coming.”
― Hope Holloway, A Wedding in the Keys

“the end of November”
― Hope Holloway, Sleigh Bells in Park City

“I adore every last little thing about that woman, and I mean to spend the rest of my life making sure she knows it.”
― Hope Holloway, The Asheville Christmas Cabin

“dashboard”
― Hope Holloway, The Dressmaker on Amelia Island

“Juvéderm.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Treasures

“I am simply saying that you think you have a plan and a path, and it just might not be the one He has set out for you.”
― Hope Holloway, The Asheville Christmas Cabin

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Moonlight

“Move”
― Hope Holloway, A Haven in the Keys

“a”
― Hope Holloway, The Summer We Danced

“Nothing is abnormal in God’s world. It’s up to us to find the beauty and hope in every situation”
― Hope Holloway, The Bookstore on Amelia Island

“All you need is friends, family, laughter, and hope. And love. So much love.”
― Hope Holloway, A Promise in the Keys

“And a wise man learns and changes and improves himself.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Mornings

“The woman I fell in love with was sassy, and fun, and she still can make me laugh at anything. She was also so capable, and never wanted to ask for help with anything.” He added a look. “Heck, if she wanted to, she’d hang the dang lights on the roof herself. I just won’t let her.”
― Hope Holloway, The Asheville Christmas Cabin

“knife”
― Hope Holloway, A Promise in the Keys

“Angie felt that now familiar…drain. Somehow, his anger and distance and ice-cold shoulder sucked the spark out of her, along with her enthusiasm and joy.”
― Hope Holloway, The Asheville Christmas Cabin

“All you can control is how you respond to it, how grateful you are for the experience and perspective.”
― Hope Holloway, Sanibel Mornings

“I discovered years ago that there is great truth to the happy wife-happy life motto.”
― Hope Holloway, The Asheville Christmas Gift

“And since it’s been a few years,” she continued, “I did some research. Every expert—and by every expert, yes, I mean Dr. Internet—says that movement, multi-sensory activity, and hands-on learning is far better than trying to beat it into her.” “I’ve heard that, too, but there’s no movement when she takes the test to determine if she can go to third grade or not.” “Crista, listen. She’s going to learn best when the pressure is off. When it’s fun. When it’s woven into her everyday life. If we force it, she’s just going to shut down. I honestly know that from experience. And that kid?” Tessa laughed. “Little Figsworth is a breath of fresh air I didn’t know”
― Hope Holloway, The Summer We Danced

“her seat and Josh just quietly shook his head. “And there is the matter of the roof.”
― Hope Holloway, A Haven in the Keys

“think you’re still grieving”
― Hope Holloway, A Promise in the Keys