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Yours Cheerfully (The Emmy Lake Chronicles, #2)

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Jan 14, 2026 09:50PM

“The successful evangelist does not stand aloof from the experience of sinners, passing easy judgment on them, praying for them from a distance; on the contrary, she loves them so much that she joins them and deigns to walk in their shoes and feel the texture of their experience.”
― Robert Barron, Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism

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“And now, dear reader, the story is over. It is time for you to cross the bridge once more and return to the world you came from. This river, which is and is not the Thames, must continue flowing without you. You have haunted here long enough, and besides, you surely have rivers of your own to attend to?”
― Diane Setterfield, Once Upon a River

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“A marriage doesn't begin with a proposal, or even an initial meeting. It begins far earlier, when the idea of love is born, and more specifically the dream of a soul mate.”
― Alain de Botton, The Course of Love

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“We’re not held back by what we don’t have, but by what we don’t use.”
― Bob Goff, Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People

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“We should think of others not as objects to be used, or annoying people in the way of realizing our projects, but rather as those whom we are called to serve. Instead of saying, “Why is this annoying person in my way?” we should ask, “What opportunity for evangelization has presented itself?” Has God put this person in your life precisely for this purpose? Reflect: How are evangelization and love connected?”
― Robert Barron, Advent Gospel Reflections

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