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101 " Living in the starkness of the Middle Ages had taught her there was something special about needing others and being needed in return. She'd learned it took courage to open her heart and allow people in. "
― Jody Hedlund , Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, #1)
102 " Don't get stuck, Mercy. Don't get stuck thinking you don't matter or you're not important enough. I know for people like us who come from lowly backgrounds, we all too often accept our place at the bottom and think that's where we belong. But that's just not true. God didn't create some people to be better than others. He created everyone to have equal value. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships, #1)
103 " Maybe if God did a better job of protecting those he loved, then he wouldn't need to try to be God. "
― Jody Hedlund , The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2)
104 " God doesn’t expect us to be perfect women or perfect missionaries. Rather, He wants us to learn to lean upon Him more, to let Him be our help during those stormy blasts. "
― Jody Hedlund , The Doctor's Lady
105 " Courage is not the absence of fear but the determination to persevere when circumstances are at their worst. "
― Jody Hedlund , Hereafter (The Lost Princesses, #3)
106 " Whether highborn and wealthy or lowborn and poor, the plague of selfishness could afflict us all. Was it possible, no matter our status, that we had to choose how to live? For ourselves or for others? "
― Jody Hedlund , Besotted (The Fairest Maidens, #3)
107 " His words were like a soothing balm covering over the voices inside always taunting she’d never be good enough. He’d accepted her in spite of her mistakes. He approved of what she’d done. And he believed she was capable. "
― Jody Hedlund , The Runaway Bride (The Bride Ships, #2)
108 " She might not be able to eradicate every prejudice around her, but she had to start somewhere to make a difference. And the best place for that was with herself. "
109 " What had she gotten herself into? "
110 " Always remember, our responsibility is to God for these children. We bear in mind One died for them as for the children of the rich and happy. "
― Jody Hedlund , Together Forever (Orphan Train, #2)
111 " But one by one she’d been cutting away the tangle of propriety so that with each thread she cut loose, she was slowly finding the freedom to be herself and not someone else’s version of who she ought to be. "
112 " is there ever anything safe about serving the Lord with one’s whole heart? "
113 " Rather than condemning some to be outcasts, let us recognize we are all unique and imperfect in some way. Let us find no shame in that and instead value each other for our differences. "
― Jody Hedlund , Beguiled (The Fairest Maidens, #2)
114 " I suppose you'll not let me rest until I admit that I like your company?""You're getting to know me well...""Very well, I'll admit. You're slightly more than tolerable. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Daring Sacrifice (An Uncertain Choice, #2)
115 " So you're saying that sometimes it takes courage to stop living in the shadows and move into the sunshine?' His question was genuine and warm.She exhaled her relief. 'Yes. "
116 " They would face many more hardships in the days to come. They wouldn’t be perfect and neither would their marriage. But they could still live happily ever after . . . together. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Noble Groom (Michigan Brides, #2)
117 " I realized then, this connection with him would be difficult to cut loose, that his presence was weaving into the tapestry of my life, and that I had no wish to untangle the woven strands any more than I wished to release his hold on my hand. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Loyal Heart (An Uncertain Choice, #4)
118 " They’re savages.” “They’re young boys, human beings—in need of your kindness and goodwill.” “And I am showing them kindness, in the kitchen.” Eli shook his head in frustration. Why were his supporters willing to throw their money at missions but not willing to truly love the people they were bent on saving? "
119 " Please God, I prayed, I want to do the right thing this time. I am pledging a loyal heart to You first, to living with honor and integrity, rather than living to please men. "
120 " For it is certain that whatever seeming calamity befalls you, if you thank & praise God for it, you turn it into a blessing. "
― Jody Hedlund , Newton and Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace