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1 " Well, I guess it’s all in God’s hands anyway. He has a way of making things turn out,” Mattie asserted.“Yes, He does. Doesn’t He? Thank you for reminding me of that, Mattie.” She gave her friend a hug. “Sometimes it’s hard not to second guess the choices I’ve made.”“I know what you mean. When life brings changes, I think we tend to do that more.” Mattie wiped away a tear. “I miss the old life sometimes, but I know this is God’s will for me. And God’s will is always best, whether we realize it at the time or not. "
― J.E.B. Spredemann , Amish by Accident
2 " Then Mattie journeyed away from her home toward freedom and her family, leaving behind the bones of generations of her ancestors and their captors "
― Laila Ibrahim , Yellow Crocus (Freedman/Johnson, #1)