Quotes from Beverly Lewis

Matthew 18:19," he said. "Wow. It says, 'If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

and little Jeremiah

Special days, special moments don't last forever. Anyone knows that. Breezes of change blow hard and fast.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going," he'd emphasized, quoting one of his favorite Beverly Sills lines.

I've begun to nestle down for the winter in my sumptuous new setting in Canandaigua, New York, truly celebrating the remarkable turn my life has taken. How very surprising it is, for often through my growing-up years, I had fantasized about the ways of Englischers—non-Amish folk—secretly wishing I could taste just a sip of what I might be missing. And here I am: Mistress of Mayfield Manor.

Good things do come out of deep sorrow and great loss...at least in time.

Oh, before I get carried away with my news—how are you? I hope you're doing all right and not second-guessing your decision to back away from your marriage plans. Honestly, though, I've been doing some of that here, but for different reasons, of course. Well

shops like this in their homes," Jed replied. "At least out in my area of Ohio." "Is that right?" She found this interesting. "My father got me all set up back

Idiot spelled backward," said Phil, cackling.

If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Embrace each day as a gift.

the Lord sometimes lets things happen to break the hardness . . . to make a heart pliable again.

Best not to tiptoe around what you're yearning for, eyeing it, longing for it . . . or you'll miss your life ahead, it read.

Mr. Ross and his love interest, our English teacher, Miss Wannamaker, had passed up that magic number long ago. Closer to fifty-two, Mr. Ross was a widower.

She couldn't argue with that. "I'll

God's will doesn't just drop into our laps when we're sittin' still. Nee, He guides us when we're walking in His steps, moving forward. That way, He can stop us or nudge us onward.

Pray, and let God worry. —Martin Luther

My heart knew that all the dear ones God had placed in my path had been part of His beautiful plan, one that had brought me to this remarkable season of thanksgiving . . . and led me home.

trust in God's provision for the direction of their lives. "This means believing the Lord will stand strong when you cannot . . . that He will hold you up

Courage is fear on its knees.

Yet it seems to me finishing well in this life is not so much about who is the best or greatest at something, but rather who embraces lowliness of heart. Laying down one's rights- meekness- is a blessed virtue, one that must surely come straight from the Throne of Grace.

Happiness isn't wanting what you can get, but wanting what you have.

The tarter the apple, the tastier the cider.

I've learned that sometimes I have to give up my right to know and simply believe that God's knowing is enough.