Dahlia

“Yes, it is so hard to dream and live and not to find what we want. So much has been given to us, but somehow not what we want. There is always something missing, always something we could have had, should have had. We do not understand why God denies us these things; why He is deaf to our prayers.”
― Naomi Ragen, An Observant Wife

“You taught me to care when I asked someone, ‘How are you?,’ to listen to the answer. You taught me that the people who don’t ask, who don’t speak, who are sitting alone on the sidelines, they are the people we need to sit down next to, not the ones who crowd around us.”
― Naomi Ragen, An Observant Wife

“No sacrifice is too great for our children. Whatever we do for them comes back to us in blessings a thousandfold.”
― Naomi Ragen, An Observant Wife

“The person who believes they love more believes they give more,” Jessica says. Her tone takes on a wilting, guru quality reminiscent of our early years. “And that can lead to resentment.”
― Rebecca Serle, The Dinner List