Bethany

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Bethany is Currently Reading

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Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay

by Tracy Dobmeier (Goodreads Author)

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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author)

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The Story of Katie Luther: The Nun Who Escaped to True Freedom (Lives of Faith and Grace)

by Gretchen Ronnevik (Goodreads Author)

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Bethany’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Last Father-Daughter Dance

The Last Father-Daughter Dance by Lisa Wingate

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Life goes by while you’re chasing things, Kalista. All the forks in the road . . . You’ll never be at that same place again. Stop. Look. Think. Choose your path. Choose your people. Hang on to what makes you laugh, what makes your heart ...more

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Bethany’s Quotes

“I love, therefore I am vulnerable.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

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“Even though you weren't born to us, you grew in our hearts. We will be forever connected because love is what makes a family.”
― Deanna Kahler, From Pain to Parenthood: A Journey Through Miscarriage to Adoption

tags: adoption, domestic-adoption

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“The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.”
― Rick Warren

tags: life, love, sacrifice, the-purpose-driven-life, time

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“Evangelicalism has taken the Extrovert Ideal to its logical extreme...If you don't love Jesus out loud, then it must not be real love. It's not enough to forge your own spiritual connection to the divine; it must be displayed publicly.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

tags: evangelicalism, extroverts, introverts

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“The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how to talk. Out of politeness.”
― Ariel Gore, Atlas of the Human Heart

tags: introverts, silence, socialization, talking

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