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“This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart, she’d pretty much know who they were.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“Dear Jesus...how foolish of me to have called for human help when You are here.”
― The Hiding Place
― The Hiding Place
“What I’m finding is that when I’m hungry, lots of times what I really want more than food is an external voice to say, “You’ve done enough. It’s OK to be tired. You can take a break. I’ll take care of you. I see how hard you’re trying.” There is, though, no voice that can say that except the voice of God. The work I’m doing now is to let those words fall deeply on me, to give myself permission to be tired, to be weak, to need.”
― Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
― Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
“No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever. There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you'd had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting; and who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.”
― Big Stone Gap
― Big Stone Gap
Beyond Mr. Darcy: Romantic Historical Fiction
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