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“When things don't turn out the way we want, about the only thing we can do is know God is still there piecing together all the scraps of the events in our lives the way He has planned. He sees the big picture even when we don't.”
― Unending Devotion
― Unending Devotion
“If you had really wanted to help me, you wouldn't have forgotten to tell me I was stuck in Santa Land indefinitely.”
― Snowbound in Winterberry Falls
― Snowbound in Winterberry Falls
“Hardships are the Lord's greatest blessings to the believer. Without them we would love the Lord only for what He does for us. Our troubles teach us to love Him for who He is." Sister Norton in "The Preacher's Bride”
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“People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.”
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“No what-might-have-beens. If God says not to worry about tomorrow, I would think the same applies to yesterday. There's enough trouble in the here and now to worry about how differently things could have turned out.”
― Daisies Are Forever
― Daisies Are Forever
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