Luke 16:10.” Opening the Bible, Jasper would read. Unless you are faithful in small matters, you will not be faithful in large ones.
“to know someone is to love them.”
― Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents, Friends, Endings, Beginnings
― Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents, Friends, Endings, Beginnings
“Tanner had a feeling he knew what she was going to say. “I like you. Talking to you tonight, I realized how much I enjoy spending time with you, and if we go out again, I’ll probably like you even more. And that scares me. Because you’re going to be leaving town soon. And then, after that, you’ll be leaving the country. I’m not sure that’s what I need in my life right now.” He recognized the truth of what she was saying, even if it wasn’t what he wanted to hear. “I understand.” “But just know that yes, if things were different, I’d have loved to see you again.”
― Counting Miracles
― Counting Miracles
“I fall forward”
― Onyx Storm
― Onyx Storm
“People who aren’t self-aware, people who haven’t lived their lives in the pursuit of truth, find that the truth is confronting if you don’t want to hear it.”
― The Conditions of Will
― The Conditions of Will
“Then she replenished her medical bag and headed for Our Daily Bread. As soon as she entered the nondescript building, she grabbed an apron from one of the hooks on the wall. She called out greetings to the regular volunteers. Entering the bustling kitchen, she did a double take when she noticed a man slicing tomatoes for a huge container of salad. “Tanner?” “Hi, Kaitlyn,” he said with a friendly wave. “Happy Monday.” A few of the other volunteers exchanged glances but said nothing. “What are you doing here?” “Volunteering,” he said. “I called earlier to see if they needed help today, and it turns out that Evelyn couldn’t make it. So here I am.” “But why?” “Because I had some free time, and it’s a good thing to do,” he explained in a matter-of-fact way. “And I wanted to see you again.”
― Counting Miracles
― Counting Miracles
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