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21 " We bowed our heads together, and I prayed and then Nimmie prayed. Hers was a beautiful, simple prayer, beginning in faith and repentance and ending with joy and praise. "
― Janette Oke , Canadian West Collection (Canadian West #1-6)
22 " do so, and the sooner the better in her estimation. I was glad to step out into the warm sunshine and close the door behind me on the angry woman inside. I stood trembling. I had never seen anyone behave in such a way. My, what deep bitterness is driving this woman? I wondered. It could completely destroy her if something wasn’t done. But what could one do? Personally, I hoped I would never need to encounter her again. "
23 " Desserts were now only a dim memory. "
24 " I had been used to chatter. To sit quietly did not come easy. However, with time and patience, I was learning. "
25 " After some minutes, I went back to the Bible. Again my eyes skimmed the pages. My spirit was calm now. My trembling had ceased. I read passage after passage until I came to Psalm 27:14. I stopped and read it through again. “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord. "
26 " People are more important than fussing over preparations. Why, I haven’t even been good company for Wynn, I realized, looking back in humiliation over some of our last evenings spent together. Well, I would change that. After all, a marriage was of far more importance than a wedding. "
27 " I tried to drink a cup of tea, but my hands shook when I lifted the cup to my mouth. I was on the verge of tears, but I knew that tears would do no good. I fed the fire, I prayed, I walked the floor, I prayed, I read my Bible, I prayed; and somehow this even longer second day of storm passed by, hour by hour. "
28 " So, if there’s a choice between the trimmings or you—then it’s easy to leave out the trimmings. "
29 " I clung to my Bible and prayed until I felt utterly exhausted. Mid-morning, after reading, weeping, and praying for what seemed like hours, I fell asleep. The long days and sleepless nights had taken their toll, and my body demanded some rest even if my mind fought against it. "
30 " Wynn laughed. “Well, there’s a saying,” he mused, “that a moose is a horse made by a committee.” We chuckled together at Wynn’s joke. "
31 " The service was delightful. We sensed again the awe of the first Christmas so long ago when God sent His most precious gift, His Son Jesus, into the world to be born of a woman so that someday, as a sacrifice, He could provide salvation for the whole human race. "
32 " Hospitality in the North is as much a part of life as eating and sleeping. They might not have much, but whatever they have is yours. "
33 " I loved seeing your world. It truly was fascinating. But as the days and weeks went by, I was so homesick for the rivers, the forests, I could hardly wait to come home. "
34 " I wiped the drips from my face and shook my hands free of the coldness and told Wynn how good it tasted. Wynn drank, too, as a reminder to himself that he had been right. No other water on earth tastes quite like that of a mountain stream. "
35 " We did not go right to sleep but talked until late into the night. There was so much to tell one another, so many questions on my mind. "
36 " But I think there is an even bigger reason why God hates sin so much.” William’s eyes were wide as they studied his father’s face. “It’s because sin cost Him the life of His Son, Jesus. God decreed that those who sin roust die. Man sinned—but God still loved him. God didn’t want man to die for his sin, so God provided a substitute. If man accepted the fact that another had died in his place, and was truly sorry for his sin, then he wouldn’t have to die. "
37 " about Mother, though she tried hard not to let it affect the rest of us. "
38 " How I looked forward to having my house neat and orderly again. "
39 " God had promised He would never leave me nor forsake me. That held true on a city street, in a rural teacherage, or in a remote part of the North. "
40 " It was much easier to clean feet than to clean shoes. "