Annie Jones > Quotes

“Sisters, girlfriends and troublemakers -- you know who you are -- you are fearfully and wonderfully made! In other words, God doesn't make junk. Thankfully, his children do, and that's why we have been blessed with flea markets just about everywhere.”
― Annie Jones

“A woman wears many hats in one lifetime -- why shouldn't one of them be a crown?”
― Annie Jones

“How could he have not known this kind of love existed? How could he have thought he understood something about the way God loved his children when he had so vastly underestimated the depths of emotion a father feels for his child?”
― Annie Jones, The Christmas Sisters

“Thank you, Lord, for this good life. Thank you for the love and time, fleeting as it seemed, we've had together. Thank for your grace and mercy on us poor, pitiful creatures who have tried to do your work, to follow you in love and goodness, and all too often failed and fell short. Thank you for the wonder of this world and the promise of the next. Thank you, Lord, for giving me my Mama and for taking her soon to be with you...Amen.”
― Annie Jones, Sister Belles

“If you don't take care of your house, let support beams rot, the roof fall in, and the very foundation crack and crumble, you can't blame some storm that comes along for knocking the whole thing down. You've got to take responsibility for your part in it all.”
― Annie Jones, The Christmas Sisters

“(because a real lady is never fully dressed without some bling).”
― Annie Jones, The Summer Sisters

“Living your faith is a scary business. It puts you at risk of being reviled by people on all sides, believers and nonbelievers—anyone who sees your taking a stand as a threat to their status quo.”
― Annie Jones, The Christmas Sisters