by Julie Lessman | Sep 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Everyone knows the sweetest-smelling roses have the worst thorns, so I consider it a small price to pay for true joy and beauty.” He slid Marcy a secret smile. “As long as one keeps his hands to himself, that is, far from the prickles.”...
by Julie Lessman | Aug 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Your will—not mine—be done. Katie tugged on her final stitch and broke the thread with her teeth, hoping with everything in her that Faith’s words were true: His will . . . the path to our highest pleasure. — Katie O’Connor, A...
by Julie Lessman | Aug 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
“No matter how hard, no matter how difficult, God, I will always say, ‘blessed be the name of the Lord.’” — Emma Malloy, A Heart Revealed For some reason this week, Emma Malloy was on my mind, my heroine from A Heart Revealed. I guess...
by Julie Lessman | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Never had he seen such warmth and tenderness between two people married for such a long period of time. It seemed as if the entire family thrived in the glow that surrounded these two people, spilling onto each as naturally as rain unto the earth. — A...
by Julie Lessman | Aug 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Sometimes I feel like a bluebird while everyone else is a yellow bird.” — Matthew Lessman, age 5 Have you ever loved someone who accepted you just as you are? You know, someone who would smile over your idiosyncrasies and failings instead of shake...
