Quotes from Wanda E. Brunstetter

If you are too busy to pray, you are busier than God wants you to be.

Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.

Remember as you go about your day that you may be the only Jesus some of your friends, neighbors, and family will ever see.

Disappointments are like weeds in the garden. You can let them grow and take over your life, or you can rout them out and let the flowers sprout.

Prayer is the key to each new day and the lock for every night.

God gave people tear ducts for a good reason, and folks shouldn't be too stubborn to use them.

Life is full of disappointments, but we have to take some risks. None of us can predict the future, for only God knows what's to come.

Faith is like a muscle, and it needs to be exercised in order to become strong.

I've come to realize that the only way to deal with life's problems is to walk close to the Lord.

I believe miracles are to be prayed for, not wished for.

There's joy all around, if you only look for it.

No amount of money or recognition could fill the void in a person's heart the way Jesus' love did.

If you're afraid of something, then reach deep inside and face it head-on.

Sara gave her the scarf that it would be her last birthday? There were so many unanswered questions. Was Mama partial to the blue-and-black scarf because I gave it to her? Gulping in air and swallowing past the lump in her throat, Sara couldn't hold back her tears any more than she could all the others she had shed since her mother's death. Watching Mama slip away so fast had

A day without smiling is a wasted day.

Laughter was good medicine for the soul, and looking for things to be joyful about had helped Emma through the worst of her grief.

Since you can't change the past, you may as well make the best of the present.

You see, one day God showed me something very important. He let me know that my bitterness and blaming myself for so many things was of my own doing. He showed me that I could shed all my doubts and hurts from the past, God can do that for you too. He wants you to be happy, and if you'll only trust Him, He can work a miracle in your life, just as He did mine.

My truest desire is fellowship with good friends, the love of a caring family, and a close relationship with God.

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. PSALM 37:4

If we keep God at the center of our lives and put our hope and trust in Him, the love and happiness we feel today will only grow stronger.

HANNAH'S KENTUCKY CHOCOLATE CHIP PIE Ingredients: 1 stick butter or margarine, melted 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup nuts, chopped 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In small kettle, melt the margarine and set aside. In bowl, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Add chocolate chips and nuts and stir. Add margarine and beat well. Put in unbaked pie shell. Bake for 50 minutes or until done.

Real loves means a yielding of the heart to another person. It means commitment, loyalty, and trust.

We're all human and disagreements come up even between two people who are deeply in love.