“Two dots an inch apart, as small and tidy as punctuation marks at the end of a sentence none of us could read. The sentence would have started somewhere just above her heart.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
“My life certainly didn’t change overnight. I experienced a waiting period, a time of growth, development, and perseverance as God prepared me. Lessons on patience, trust, surrender, and learning to take hold all preceded my stepping out. But even in this seemingly unimportant time of pruning and trials, God was preparing me for the next step.”
― What Happens When Women Walk in Faith: Trusting God Takes You to Amazing Places
― What Happens When Women Walk in Faith: Trusting God Takes You to Amazing Places
“What if every time you fought for love, you were fighting for the whole world? For the whole world - not against the whole world.”
― Night Watch
― Night Watch
“Daring greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage.”
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
― Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
“I was born with the ability to see in metaphor.”
― Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
― Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
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