Marscha GW

“Thank you," Betsie went on serenely, "for the fleas and for-"

The fleas! This was too much. "Betsie, there's no way even God can make me grateful for a flea."

"Give thanks in all circumstances," she quoted. "It doesn't say, 'in pleasant circumstances.' Fleas are part of this place where God has put us."

And so we stood between piers of bunks and gave thanks for fleas. But this time I was sure Betsie was wrong.”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

“What I spent, I had; what I saved, I lost; what I gave, I have.”
― Corrie ten Boom, Tramp for the Lord

“if people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love! We must find the way, you and I, no matter how long it takes. . . .”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place

“Of course it was not my wholeness, but Christ’s that made the difference. The”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place