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81 " I’m not alone. God’s presence is with me wherever I go. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Bride of Convenience (The Bride Ships, #3)
82 " This man. This time. This place. This was her destiny. This was exactly where she was meant to be. Forever. "
― Jody Hedlund , Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, #1)
83 " We can't do anything on our own to be righteous. But that when we turn to Him, He'll fill us with His goodness. "
― Jody Hedlund , Hearts Made Whole (Beacons of Hope, #2)
84 " His heart opened wide with the need to acknowledge not only the existence of God but also the existence of a merciful and loving God. He'd been an undeserving wretch, but God had saved him--not only from the clutches of dangers, toils, and snares, but from the very brink of hell itself. "
― Jody Hedlund , Newton and Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace
85 " Although part of me ached for more, I could do nothing less than go on loving her, even though she might never reciprocate the same way. I’d continue to accept her for who she was, and I’d have to be satisfied with what she was able to give me, even if it would never be enough. "
― Jody Hedlund , Foremost (The Lost Princesses, #2)
86 " The idea of being trapped in the north for the winter had given Tessa pause for only a moment before she’d cast it aside. She was going on an adventure, she’d reminded herself. And adventures always had an element of danger in them. That’s what made them exciting. "
― Jody Hedlund , Undaunted Hope (Beacons of Hope, #3)
87 " How could he walk away from the opportunity to buy a herd of cattle and finally make something worthwhile of his life? And yet, how could he possibly marry a complete stranger? "
― Jody Hedlund , A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)
88 " Alex let out a sigh, pushing down a swell of jealousy. He didn’t want Michael to like Tessa so much. His brother’s affection would only complicate matters when Alex finally swept Tessa off her feet. "
89 " Guilt is a powerful taskmaster. It can make you do many foolish things that you'll later regret. "
― Jody Hedlund , For Love and Honor (An Uncertain Choice, #3)
90 " No one’s a lost cause. You have just as much potential as anyone else. "
91 " Even so, I was growing more anxious to make my escape and fly like an arrow as far away as I could. But I'd made a deal with Collin, and I couldn't break it after just one day, could I? "
― Jody Hedlund , A Daring Sacrifice (An Uncertain Choice, #2)
92 " I held myself still, hardly daring to breathe. What was happening to me? Now that I was dressed as a woman, was I beginning to feel like one too? Perhaps I'd acted the part of a man for so long that I'd forgotten what it was like to even be a woman. "
93 " She seemed to search for the right words to say and her body grew more rigid. "If I tell you the truth, you'll think I'm insane. ""Test me."She drew is a deep breath. "I'm from another time and place."Marian from Come Back to Me "
94 " Whatever the case, through the long hours of the night, I'd come to the conclusion that I needed to be the first to accept myself, flaws and all, before I could expect anyone else to. If I constantly hid my true self, if I was ashamed of the way God had made me, then it stood to reason that other would be ashamed of me too. But if I stopped hiding the real me - if I accepted and embraced everything about myself, including the mark on my skin - then I'd take the first step in showing others that they had nothing to fear from me. "
95 " Tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it, he whispered again. I'll do anything for you.I closed my eyes at the comfort huh that came from his words. I'd had to be strong for so long. I'd had to fight and scrap and struggle to stay alive. Everyone else depended upon me. And it felt so good to lean on someone else for a change and to know I wasn't alone. "
96 " I think the mission of the Society is a noble one and I'm glad of the small part I can play in giving children a wholesome life away from the vices of the city. "
― Jody Hedlund , Together Forever (Orphan Train, #2)
97 " You are my everything.” The whispered words slipped out before I could censor them. ’Twas likely the most honest thing I’d said to her thus far. "
― Jody Hedlund , Enamored (Knights of Brethren, #1)
98 " As our gazes connected, my heart squeezed painfully with the truth I’d tried to deny for so many years. I loved her. Definitively. Deeply. Desperately. "
99 " Whenever she considered God’s exquisite design of something so small as a blade of grass, or the petal of a flower, she was always able to put her own life into better perspective. If He cared so much about the plants and their challenges to grow and remain strong, then surely He cared even more about the challenges and struggles she faced as a woman… "
― Jody Hedlund , The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2)
100 " God always gives us the exact amount of courage we need to face whatever task he puts before us. "