readwithkrissy

“We fall in love with our hearts, not with our brains.”
― Jewel E. Ann, The Apple Tree

“I scowled. “Respectfully, you’re an idiot.” “Respectfully?” He cocked his head to the side. “I was taught to respect my elders,” I said.”
― Jewel E. Ann, The Apple Tree

“We can what-if forever. And I won’t have the answers for everything. But it doesn’t mean I won’t figure it out.”
― Jewel E. Ann, The Apple Tree

“Eve, get the phonebook and a few other books for him to sit on.” Mom nodded to me. I grabbed a stack of books and set them on the chair. “Eve,” Dad scolded, removing the top book before Kyle lifted Josh onto the pile. It was an old family Bible bigger than the dictionary and phonebook beneath it. “What? You always say God is here to lift us up no matter what we need. And Josh needs to reach his plate.”
― Jewel E. Ann, The Apple Tree