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121 " Her words made her pause. She couldn't have anything that was truly worthwhile without fighting for it-her farm, her family, and perhaps even love-Annalisa "
― Jody Hedlund , A Noble Groom (Michigan Brides, #2)
122 " Though her hair was damp and unkempt, face smudged and weary, her garments soggy and splattered with all manner of filth, for a reason he couldn’t explain, she had grown more beautiful and not less. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships, #1)
123 " Now I was coming to understand the truth of my father’s claim that God’s grace and presence shine the strongest in our humblest moments. "
― Jody Hedlund , Always (The Lost Princesses, #0.5)
124 " I've been nothing but trouble to everyone, even the Lord himself. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)
125 " Please know this, Miss Wilkins. I am most reservedly saving my affection for one woman only, the woman I plan to marry. When God brings that woman into my life, I pray I shall be found worthy of her love. That for having refrained from giving my love away to others. I might have an overflowing abundance to bestow upon her alone. "
126 " But I believe one act of courage has the power to clear the path for more. "
― Jody Hedlund , Ensnared (Knights of Brethren, #3)
127 " My father always said that our enemy, the devil, is doing his best to get us to look to everything and everyone else to save us from our pains and sorrows. The devil doesn't want us to take those pains to the Lord, because he knows that when we cry out to God with our need, He'll rescue us from the pit. "
― Jody Hedlund , Hearts Made Whole (Beacons of Hope, #2)
128 " Some things are beyond our control. His brother's words whispered through his head. You can't be perfect. No one is. That's why we need God. "
― Jody Hedlund , Forever Safe (Beacons of Hope, #4)
129 " I don't know what my pathetic life is going to look like now, but I nee you to help me survive. "
130 " If Bennet could accept me, then surely it was past time to fully accept myself for the way I was. I couldn’t change it. Couldn’t hide it. Couldn’t deny it. I was unique and beautiful in my own way. I had to learn to love myself unconditionally, just the way that Bennet had begun to love me. "
― Jody Hedlund , For Love and Honor (An Uncertain Choice, #3)
131 " It was as if she’d been stuck her entire life in a tiny overcrowded corner that had defined her existence, ignorant of the spacious world that existed beyond her. "
132 " 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. "
133 " In some ways, she sensed that God found some humor in taking her "I won't ever's" and turning them into "I will's". "
― Jody Hedlund , Undaunted Hope (Beacons of Hope, #3)
134 " Being kind was more important than looking pretty. "
― Jody Hedlund , Almost a Bride (The Bride Ships, #4)
135 " I couldn’t make myself avert my gaze. She was an enchantress. And she was drawing me under her spell with each passing second. "
― Jody Hedlund , Entwined (Knights of Brethren, #2)
136 " Where would the wrongdoing stop if everyone acted out whatever moral code felt right in the moment? "
― Jody Hedlund , A Loyal Heart (An Uncertain Choice, #4)
137 " We were two different people walking two entirely different paths. Our lives weren’t entwined in any way. "
138 " My attention drifted to his mouth. It was strong and certain, and I had no doubt that kissing him would be the experience of a lifetime. "
139 " As much as I wanted to deny a potent pull existed, as much as I’d hoped it had been only a one-time feeling, it was there again, coursing through me even stronger. In fact, I’d never experienced such an immediate and intense connection with a woman. "
140 " You kissed me.” “And you kissed me back.” “You took me by surprise.” “Very well. Next time, I’ll warn you well in advance. "