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“Sonetimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.”
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“Long ago she'd clamped an iron shell around her heart and nothing and no one could pry it lose, but deep inside the tender flesh still beat.”
― A Memory Between Us
― A Memory Between Us
“There’s a difference between being good to someone and being good for them.”
― On Distant Shores
― On Distant Shores
“When we're not following God's will, our sacrifices aren't acceptable to Him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before Him, walk with Him, know Him, and obey Him.”
― A Distant Melody
― A Distant Melody
“Forgiveness doesn't require approval," she said. "God never approves of sin, but he still forgives us.”
― A Memory Between Us
― A Memory Between Us
“They deserve our prayers, not our gossip.”
― With Every Letter
― With Every Letter
“No matter what happened in my life, I could always find one good thing to enjoy -- a beautiful word, a sunset, a song.”
― The Land Beneath Us
― The Land Beneath Us
“The shame of her youth screamed at her from every brick, but Jesus silenced it. She had dreaded this moment for weeks, but God was so powerful. In the very place of her worst sin and deepest pain his peace billowed through her soul.”
― A Memory Between Us
― A Memory Between Us
“So this was friendship—the pain of ripping open one’s heart rewarded with intimacy and understanding.”
― With Every Letter
― With Every Letter
“God loves me,' she said to her dazed-eyed reflection. 'God likes me. Freckles and all.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“No, you need to cry.' He gently pressed her head to his shoulder, knocking her cap askew. 'My mama says women need to cry every once in a while. Washes away all the weakness so you can stay strong. Always let a lady cry, she says.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“I think God would say he believes in libraries. Think about how the Lord loves words. He spoke the universe into being, and He gave us His word both in written form and living form. Since the Lord knows everything, I reckon that makes Him the ultimate library.”
― The Land Beneath Us
― The Land Beneath Us
“Sometimes the Lord wants us to fight, but sometimes he wants us to surrender. Surrender can require a lot more courage than fighting.”
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“He raged and questioned and mourned. Eventually he found peace—not peace like some still pond, but peace like a river, jostling over rocks, hurtling over falls, whirling in eddies. Authentic, rugged peace.”
― A Distant Melody
― A Distant Melody
“Ah, you can't think when you're in love.”
― A Memory Between Us
― A Memory Between Us
“Jesus didn't take away her tears, he received them. He didn't take away the memories, he shared them. He didn't take away the hurts, he felt them. Somehow, with the Lord, she could bear it.”
― Blue Skies Tomorrow
― Blue Skies Tomorrow
“More importantly, he hoped she'd see the Lord in a new light. If he could help reunite those two ... well, that would be even better than winning her heart.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“I don't know.' Wyatt frowned at the painting overhead with its patch of golden daffodils. 'That's truthful too. Those up there - light and joy and life. These down here - darkness and ruin and death. One isn't truer than another. Just different aspects of truth.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“Oh, what one kiss could do.”
― Through Waters Deep
― Through Waters Deep
“I thought it would fix everything, but it just made everything worse. Lies do. Remember when I told you white lies were like ball bearings in the machinery of society? Wrong. Lies are like incendiary bombs, burning and melting and mangling everything- trust, hopes, everyone you love.”
― A Distant Melody
― A Distant Melody
“Most of us Texans don't take kindly to being called Yankees. We prefer to be called rebels.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“She'd assumed God made them to spite her, but Wyatt said it with warmth, as if God made them because He liked freckles, because He specifically liked them on her.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“God isn’t like a candy machine. We can’t insert a good deed and receive a blessing. Then we’d be in charge, not him.”
― In Perfect Time
― In Perfect Time
“Lord, no more,' he whispered. 'I won't do it anymore. What I did that night was wrong, but living in shame is wrong too. You never excused my actions, but you forgave me. And I - I forgive me too.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“Always with one foot in one land, one foot in the other, never belonging in either.”
― With Every Letter
― With Every Letter
“Ruth wiped her eyes. Successful at a price? Forgiven but damaged? She wished so much more for her baby sister.”
― A Memory Between Us
― A Memory Between Us
“It takes courage for a man to admit his mistakes. It takes courage, humility, and honesty, and I admire those traits.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
“Want to pretend to dance?” “So we can hug and kiss in a socially acceptable manner?” He clapped his hand over his heart. “Shocked. I’m shocked, I tell you. The thought never crossed my mind.” “Really? It crossed mine.”
― With Every Letter
― With Every Letter
“Do you see? Isn't it incredible?' Wyatt's voice shook with excitement. 'No matter what - when life feels as light as the morning or as dark as the depths of the sea, He's there. His hand leads us and holds us.'
The words prickled and poked and rearranged things inside her, a most unsettling feeling, but it didn't unsettle Wyatt. It energized him.”
― The Sea Before Us
The words prickled and poked and rearranged things inside her, a most unsettling feeling, but it didn't unsettle Wyatt. It energized him.”
― The Sea Before Us
“And you did see me.' She opened the door wide. 'I'm sorry you didn't like what you saw.”
― The Sea Before Us
― The Sea Before Us
