Quotes from Joanna Campbell Slan

There's this saying, 'May their memory be a blessing,' and she says that's what she hopes to be. A

Had she not interrupted, EveLynn would have detailed every blasted piece of fabric in her possession. Unfortunately, she gets stuck on a track that derails her and won't allow her to roll to a halt.

German theologian named Meister Eckhart taught his followers, "If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'Thank you,' that would suffice.

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We're relieved—and that's what makes us both feel so terrible. Can you imagine? To me, that would be the ultimate disgrace, to leave behind people who felt relief rather than sorrow at my passing. It would mean that I hadn't added value to this world. That I hadn't earned my keep as one of God's creatures. Isn't that the least we owe our Creator for all this splendor? To make a mark, to effect a change, to lighten a load, to do something to repay Him for this gift of life?

God doesn't make bargains with people, as much as we might wish that he would. And what if he did? We'd probably make a mess of our requests. Better that he keep his authority, and we accept his governance.

When we found that person in the freezer, it done freaked me out. I ain't thinking straight. I shoulda gone ahead and cleaned the refrigerator right then and there. That meat'll smell something fierce if I don't get

How did that blessing for newlyweds go? May your joys be multiplied and your sorrows divided.

learned about our fixed and variable costs, the better I could forecast our nut, the amount of gross profit we'd need each month to stay in business. My little dog fell

They reminded me of the cartoon I'd seen where one earthworm says to the other at a party, "Don't look now but Harry's been flirting with the wrong end of Sylvia for the last fifteen minutes.

I knew from experience that events tend to gang up on you. It's not one straw that breaks the camel's back - it's the cumulative straws piling up and weighing you down. - Kiki Lowenstein

Never try to teach a pig to sing. You'll annoy the pig and lose your voice.

Best case scenario? There was no applesauce extradition agreement between our two states.