Quotes from Debbie Macomber

Then, in the tranquility of church on Christmas Eve, everything had come into perspective for Cait. There had been crowds and rudeness that first Christmas, too, she reasoned. Yet in the midst of that confusion had come joy and peace and love.

So for anybody who feels guilty that they're taking time away from their family, or the cost of what they are doing, they should not feel guilty, because they are contributing [...] they are teaching what it means to have a dream and to be passionate about something. Nothing of value comes easy.

Remember that you need two socks. How to achieve this feat? Knit both at the same time, and release the idea that they need to be identical!

They hadn't been married long and she hated to disillusion him so soon. Once he met the family, he might well have serious doubts about her, and the truth was, she wouldn't blame him.

love. "In time you'll know joy again." Joy? I wanted to argue with him. It didn't seem likely or even possible. One doesn't heal from this kind of pain. I remembered how my family and friends had struggled to find the right words to comfort me. But there are no words Ã¢â'¬Â¦ there simply are no words.

She doesn't understand that some things need to be believed in

We hold on to our pain, our loss, our rejections, like a kid with a favorite toy. Why take the risk? Why get involved? It's costly to let go of all the garbage we carry, the pain we've nursed like a colicky baby. That's why we reject the very thing we want most. We're afraid it might lead to something more, something good, and that's what we find downright uncomfortable.

Dreams remain only wisps of enjoyable but useless imagination if we don't give them an anchor to hold to. If we don't make them determined goals. Faith in God is that anchor. It's what enables that dream to come off the shelf and sit right down in front of us.

People who say they don't have enough patience to knit are precisely those who could most improve their lives by learning how!" —Sally Melville

ASPIRE TO INSPIRE BEFORE YOU EXPIRE. —MRS. MIRACLE

When you put beads in your knitting, you are really putting bits of light in your knitting. The gleam and color-play of beads add a whole other dimension that could be demure or outrageous, as you please. Your choice of beads and yarn uniquely expresses your personality. —Sivia Harding, designer and teacher

Furious, she grabbed his tie and jerked him into the apartment. "You can come inside," she said.

The ad had been the pivotal point of her life. It had forced her to take an honest look at her existence. She couldn't bear to go on another day the way she had been. Pretending to be happy. Imagining so much that was never there and never would be unless she took action.

There was a certain comfort in denial. This fragile peace with her consciousness had to be maintained at all costs. Ignored and buried.

The mushrooms were grown in the shadow of the Washington rainforest, hand-picked by altar boys.

All right, why the glum face now? I get that you messed up, but you need to pick yourself up and move on.

Loneliness was insidious. It knew no border or boundary, was without mercy, and couldn't be bribed.

They stood half a kitchen apart physically, half a universe emotionally.

Harry was on a God-given mission—a trial mission that was the opportunity of an eternity and one he hoped would become a permanent job if he performed well.

I once read that during the Civil War women of the south would soak these cloth buttons in perfume and then sew them into the collars of their men's shirts. That way the scent was a constant reminder of their loved ones waiting for them at home.

It was the sad you get when your dreams are almost there…and then they're obliterated.

Of all the men you've dated over the years, Rowan's the best. And better yet, he loves you. A lot. If you let him go, you'll be sorry.

If God is your copilot, trade places.

Think about it. Everything of value in life involves risk.