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1 " Do not worry yourself so much. Take joy in things that are joyful, there is no harm in that. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , A Heart Revealed (A Proper Romance #1)
2 " You find a way to use them, Hattie, absolutely you do. But you don’t give them so much focus that your family comes second... You look for an hour here and an hour there and you’ll learn to make better use of your time than you did when you had days and days at your disposal.” She squeezed Hattie’s hand. “That is what God does, Hattie. Beauty for ashes. A change of heart instead of a change of circumstance. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , All That Makes Life Bright: The Life and Love of Harriet Beecher Stowe
3 " We are only underlings of fate if we choose to let the wills of others shape our lives." -Thomas Richards "
4 " ...when and if we are ever alone, I expect the real Lord Fenton to be there, assuming you know where to find him. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Lord Fenton's Folly
5 " Loaded Bread Dip 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise 1 1⁄2 cups sour cream 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1⁄2 onion, diced 1 clove garlic, mashed 1 cup cooked, crumbled bacon 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 round loaf artisan bread* Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the bread. Hollow out a round loaf of artisan bread, reserving the bread removed from the center. Spoon the dip into the bread and bake on a cookie sheet for 40 minutes. When done, use the bread you removed to eat the dip. Serves 4. *Use smaller rounds of bread for individual dips. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Blackberry Crumble (A Culinary Mystery, #5)
6 " There was beauty to be seen if one simply took the time to behold it. The past was not greater than the present. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Rakes and Roses (Mayfield Family #3)
7 " Fear can make it hard to forgive, and to trust other people. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Promises and Primroses (Mayfield Family #1)
8 " Perhaps that is what everyone does, she thought. We pass our discomfort to someone else so as not to carry so much of it ourselves "
9 " If I can leave you with a bit of advice, it is to never stop living and growing and learning, both together and separately. Life comes with only one guarantee - it will not last forever. Embrace every day and know that there is never a shadow so dark that some joy can't find its way through if you let it. Like a quilt, life comes together one piece at a time, and it takes some patience before you can stand back and proclaim it a masterpiece. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , The Candy Cane Caper (Culinary Mystery, #13)
10 " Were all gentlemen so competitive that they wanted to win, regardless of the prize? "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Autumn Masquerade
11 " Cassie Moved Forward, Soft and Silently Enough That She Was Mere Inches Away from Him Before He Looked up at Her. She Lifted a Hand to His Cheek, Her Heart Pounding and Blood Rushing Through Her Veins.The Warmth of His Skin Against Her Hand Made Her Whole Body Tremble and When He Placed His Hand Upon Hers, Her Chest Tightened. The Intensity of His Gaze Confirmed to Her That What They Felt for One Another Would Surpass Anything He Thought He Felt for Lenora. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , The Vicar's Daughter (A Proper Romance #3)
12 " necessary, hoping to ease her "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Daisies and Devotion (Mayfield Family, #2)
13 " Estamos sujetos al destino solo si elegimos permitir que las voluntades de los demás den forma a nuestras vidas. "
14 " Perhaps God is unable to show us our way until we prove to Him that we truly want to follow it. "
― Josi S. Kilpack , Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton
15 " insistence that "
16 " No one can expect approval from every other person in the world—even the young woman you were in London did not expect such a thing—but I believe all of us can expect those few who matter to us to see past our limitations "
