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Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)

by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)

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Divine Moments; Ordinary People Having Spiritually Transformative Experiences

by Nancy Clark

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Karen said: " Nancy Clark's Divine Moments; Ordinary People Having Spiritually Transformative Experiences is a moving and illuminative journey behind the veil of what human beings call life. She begins by sharing her "death" while giving birth to a child. In this ...more "

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Karen’s Quotes

“Too often we try to avoid that scary place where we love so deep, so much, our hearts could break. But without the bitterness, we would never appreciate the sweetness.”
― Sara Hagerty, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things

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“I think we lost something else when we lost that crisp rhythm, some general shared belief that we could count on certain things.”
― Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles

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“I could spend most days looking for the golden moment ahead, when the gold is already in front of me. Available for every messy minute.”
― Sara Hagerty, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things

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“For to desire is better than to possess, the finality of the end was dreaded as deeply as it was desired.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love

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“Fear loses oxygen when every moment suspends itself under the purpose of bringing Him glory, of knowing His name and His nature. Sometimes, instead of leading us up and out of those very fears, big and small, He lets us live them. He gives us over to them. Because it’s in this giving over to our fears that we find the perfect love that frees us from them. Forever.”
― Sara Hagerty, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things

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