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“Mother used to say if you stood out in a rain like that; it would wash away your sins-”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain

“Without a plan in your head or a penny in your pocket, you best have a prayer in your heart-”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Quotes and Poems in Black and White

“Have you forgotten me?
by Nancy B. Brewer

The bricks I laid or the stitches I sewed.
I was the one that made the quilt; a drop of blood still shows from my needle prick.
Your wedding day in lace and satin, in a dress once worn by me.
I loaned your newborn baby my christening gown, a hint of lavender still preserved.

Do you know our cause, the battles we won and the battles we lost?
When our soldiers marched home did you shout hooray!
Or shed a tear for the fallen sons.

What of the fields we plowed, the cotton, the tobacco and the okra, too.
There was always room at my table for one more,
Fried chicken, apple pie, biscuits and sweet ice tea.

A time or two you may have heard our stories politely told.
Some of us are famous, recorded on the pages of history.
Still, most of us left this world without glory or acknowledgment.

We were the first to walk the streets you now call home,
Perhaps you have visited my grave and flowers left,
but did you hear me cry out to you?

Listen, my child, to the voices of your ancestors.
Take pride in our accomplishments; find your strength in our suffering.
For WE are not just voices in the wind, WE are a living part of YOU!”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“Love: Do not try to understand love, control it or hold it.
Although love is humble, it is strong and suffers all,
And if it be true, it will always find its way.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Quotes and Poems in Black and White

“{In the shadows where the ancestors sleep, the bird's song is young, but all else is old. Stillness surrounds me and I breathe softly expecting the unexpected.} from book in progress”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain

“The mind builds its own home-”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“My darling,
My day’s sweetest moments are at dawn, for I awake with dreams of you still in my head. As the light touches my lips, I can almost feel yours upon mine. I imagine your footsteps coming up the walk, but today is the same as the day before. It is only fanciful thinking.
As the first beams of morning sunlight dance across my weary shoulders I cry out, “How can you be so cheery and bright with so much sorrow across our land?”
I know I must be strong and face another day, but tears fill my eyes. Suddenly, a white dove lands upon my window sill. Surely this be the omen that peace is near at hand. Just like the breath of the coming Spring, this little dove now brings me new hope. God has heard our prayers and our Southland will flower again.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“I wonder if it is possible to escape the clinches of despair; or would despair become the hunter and reclaim me as its prisoner.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“I recall the words, the faces, the stale perfume and the pungent odor that filled the room..”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“As I held the family Bible in my hand and I could almost feel the joys and sorrows that connected me to the past.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain

“Once opening the door was a promise of happiness, now my surroundings seem to have appointed me the keeper of sadness.”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“Respect the past, trust in the future and believe in the power of the imagination.-”
― Nancy B. Brewer, A Doll Named Fannie

“The people who say dreams never come true must have been asleep when
opportunity knocked.-brewer”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Quotes and Poems in Black and White

“Prove it to the person that looks back at you in the mirror”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“Don't confess to being a fool or a wise man; let others decide for you”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“Those that are in the state of widowhood must resist the temptations of their youth.”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“~The spirit of a woman~
Is softer than the morning breeze,
Tough as nails and strong as steel,
But flexible as the willow tree.

The heart of a woman
Is the foundation of humanity,
Grander than the mountains high,
But deep as the ocean blue.

The wisdom of a woman,
Spans across all lands,
Withstands all test of time,
And is never ending.
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― Nancy B. Brewer

“Just yesterday I stood at the window and watched him run across the field like a young deer. He is thin and agile. I think he will be forever young. He cannot be enticed by money or worldly goods; he desires nothing.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“Her voice is as soft as a bubbling brook and there is an undeniable holiness surrounding her.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“The real Sallie has returned and her portrayal of Mother has disappeared”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“Curiosity can be as dangerous as a butterfly hovering over a flame.”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“I consider all things a work of fiction, even myself.”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“I turned to see a young woman with bed hair, wearing a only a thin nightdress.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain

“Even death is a joke on the old devil, if we are living for the Lord.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Beyond Sandy Ridge

“Red for the blood of Christ, green for his everlasting love, blue for heaven above, and old for the King of Kings.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain

“Dread not to climb the mountain, for the higher you rise, your load will lighten; for once on top, easy be the stroll to the meadow down below”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Quotes and Poems in Black and White

“My lonely eyes looked over the graves. I wept.”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“I toss pretty words up in the air and if I am lucky, they will fall gracefully upon my pages-nancy b. brewr”
― Nancy B. Brewer

“It appears to me that man must always have war. When one great rebellion ends, another will begin. Do they fight for a great cause or is it egos that must be conquered?”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Lizzie After the War

“I held my head back and looked upward. The moon was hidden and only a lone star dared to break through the darkness.”
― Nancy B. Brewer, Carolina Rain