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1 " ... for fog was merely a cloud that wasn't too smitten with itself to visit terra firma. "
― Jan Karon , Come Rain or Come Shine (Mitford Years, #13)
2 " While most people took family for granted, he [Father Tim] took it for grace. "
3 " I have never seen so many ugly dresses. I cannot find this dress, which was woven out of daydreams and naiveté. "
4 " There is no such thing as too many deviled eggs. "
5 " You could tell a lot about people who would stop what they were doing to watch the Almighty go about His business. "
6 " Stop trying to protect, to rescue, to judge, to manage the lives around you . . . remember that the lives of others are not your business. They are their business. They are God’s business—even your own life is not your business. It is also God’s business!’ Frederick Buechner "
7 " He liked familiar things, things that had been worn in by good people, people he could trust. "
8 " Pray, that’s what we can do, have done, are doing, and will do. Out of our hands. "
9 " Listen. Listening is among the most generous ways to give. When a loved one talks to us—whether their words appear to be deep or shallow—listen. For in some way, they are baring their souls. "
10 " Give us grace when we hurt each other . . . to recognize and acknowledge our fault, and to seek each other’s forgiveness and yours. "
11 " How wonderful that it's possible to ensure our own happiness of another. Is it our job to make a beloved happy? It is not. The other person always has a choice. It is our job to generously outdo, no matter what, and discover that the prize in this contest of generosity is more love. "
12 " In effect, a good marriage happens when the happiness of the other is essential to your own happiness. We might say that a good marriage is a contest of generosities. "
13 " Listen. ‘Listening is among the most generous ways to give. When a loved one talks to us—whether their words appear to be deep or shallow—listen. For in some way, they are baring their souls. "
14 " He’d been amped for a long time; actually, everybody he knew was amped. He would like to spend the rest of his life de-amping. "
15 " God will use this loss for good. I promise. "
16 " Love God, be strong, be safe, be happy. "
17 " She was thinking about the future too, though most times it appeared in her mind as a complete blank. 'That's the way the future should appear,' Olivia once said. 'We're asked not to fret about the future and to take no thought for tomorrow. We must try to live in the present or we shall miss it entirely.' Living in the present was exactly what she'd been trying to do. "
18 " The terrible timing of it . . . but no, it wasn't terrible timing, it was God's timing and it was perfect, God knew everything there was to know . . . . She needed to remember this every step of the way, one step at a time. "
19 " You never had a clue about anything till it happened and you learned the truth about yourself. "
20 " In Ephesians 5:28, we're told that he who loved his wife loves himself. In effect, a good marriage happens when the happiness of the other is essential to your own happiness. We might say that a good marriage is a contest of generosities. 'How wonderful that it's possible to ensure our own happiness by seeking the happiness of another. "