Quotes from Tricia Goyer

So many times in life we try to protect what we value, but we are doubly blessed when we give it away. Have you given away your love today? Have you shared your faith? If not, what are you waiting for?

But Mama taught me that a girl's good looks soon fade, while what's in her heart just keeps getting more beautiful.

God made something special when He made you.

That's why God gave us families - an community. No one is meant to live life alone, to carry their grief alone.

A garden is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.

People ought to enjoy every day of their lives. (Referencing Ecclesiastes Chapter 11 in the Bible)

You don't advertise your religion by wearing a label. You do it by living a life. AMISH PROVERB

How could she ever plan her future when there was always someone who would go out of her way to step in and try to plan it for her?

Just go to bed and rest your little heart. Pray to God, and remember that He can sweep all your worries away like the swish of a broom.

I hated feelings of insufficiency, and I ached with the knowledge that daily I was sacrificing—my time, my work, my friendships, and my personal ease—only to see no good result. Even worse, it seemed the more love I poured out, the more I was ignored.

we should instead ask God to break our hearts with the things that break His.

taking faith steps daily, believing that as we seek God's face He'll invite us to join Him in His work.

She longed for the hour when she could relax and release the breath she seemed to have been holding for years. She

from the shelf. Ben's stomach churned as he pulled out Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. Kenzie would enjoy them, but had Marianna ever read those books before? Not that Dr. Seuss was literature. What

Just over yonder, beyond the river, There is a City of pure delight, Where many loved ones are congregating With palms of vict'ry in robes of white. Just over yonder, there'll be no heartaches, No lonely days will ever come. There'll be no crying, there'll be no dying, Oh, what rejoicing when we get home. Just over yonder, I'll soon be going To see my Savior upon His throne; And hear a welcome ring out through heaven, Oh, weary pilgrim, this is your home.

The place is special, but mostly because how it turns my thoughts." He looked around them. "When I look at mountains like that, I have to believe there is a God who is caring, artistic, and a bit on the wild side. I wanted to get to know more of His heart and knew this was the place to do it.

to share what she learned with her friends and family in Indiana.

Children often get angry when they face situations they can't control.

Tramp Soup (Potato Soup) (contributed by Diana Miller) 1 pound sausage 1 onion, finely diced 5 to 6 potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 stalks diced celery Salt and pepper 1-1.5 quarts milk Brown sausage with onion and celery. Drain. Add cubed potatoes and just enough water to cook potatoes until soft, not much. Add milk when potatoes are soft or until it is the consistency you would like. Sometimes I add cream to make it richer. Serves about 6.

Every spiritual investment will bear eternal interest. AMISH PROVERB

I can actually feel the house getting dirty. Like I have nerve endings in the carpet. - Allyson

He said we live under grace and not law. He said as followers of Christ our goal is to live like Jesus did and not worry about man-made laws. He said we should strive for purity, not conformity.

If you were to lock me away in a white room in a straitjacket it would actually feel comforting as long as the walls were spotless and nobody wore shoes. - Allyson

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