by Julie Lessman | Sep 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Katie,” she whispered, “you say He’s not real to you, that you’re not sure He even exists. But right this minute, one of us is right and one of us is wrong.” —Faith O’Connor from A Hope Undaunted Okay, I’m gonna...
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...