“I think that what it all comes down to is winning hearts and minds. Underneath everything else, all the plans and goals and hopes, that's why we get up in the morning, why we believe, why we try, why we bake chocolate cakes. That's the best we can ever hope to do: to win hearts and minds, to love and be loved.”
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
“It is natural to quarrel, to be selfish, to live a small-minded life. It is supernatural to love unconditionally, to serve others, to live a life of vision and faith.”
― Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love
― Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love
“There's no time like the present to start eating chocolate with your greens.”
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
“Don't let socializing get between you and a platter of deviled eggs.”
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
― A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
“There is no single way to serve God, but the point is this: We each have only one life to live to tell a story about Him, about His ways, about His love. And if we are Christ followers, then God calls us to use our gifts, to exercise our faith, and to become salt and light right where we are.”
― Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love
― Own Your Life: Living with Deep Intention, Bold Faith, and Generous Love
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