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Replace worry with prayer. Make the decision to pray whenever you catch yourself worrying.

She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.

The degree of our spiritual strength will be in direct proportion to the time we spend in God's Word.

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

The past can't be changed, can it? It can just be forgiven.

There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.

We are to make a plan for the day, pray over that plan, and then proceed with that plan. When we are willing to regard the unexpected as God's intervention, we can flex with the new plan, recognizing it as God's plan.

What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer.

What is a godly mother? A godly mother is one who loves the Lord her God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength and then passionately, consistently, and unrelentingly teaches her child to do the same.

When we acknowledge God's supreme role in our life and set our mind on Him, He enables us to be women of hope.

When we don't understand and don't agree with the way life has gone, we are to bow before God and once again confess that we can't understand His wisdom. In faith, we are to accept His wisdom, His Word, and His workings, trusting in Him and obeying His commands.

When we hold our thoughts up against God's standards of what is true and what is real, we can recognize and, with His help, learn to release many of our negative emotions, damaging thoughts, and destructive attitudes.

When we promote the well-being of others God has placed in our lives our service glorifies God.

When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.

With the help of the Lord, you can handle life's challenges and heartaches, even the valley of the shadow of death. What comfort your fainting heart has, knowing that in those stumbling times of discouragement and despair, of depletion and seeming defeat, the Shepherd will find you...restore and "fix" you...and follow you...until you are well on your way.

Work on what is real rather than worry about what is unreal.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

A Christian’s heart for God should be like a teakettle on a flaming stove burner—hot to touch, visibly steaming, and audible.

A daughter will follow in her mom’s footsteps so make sure to set a good example.

A friendship with the Lord will sustain you in difficult times.

A God-focused attitude is positive and directs you to better the lives of those you love while giving God the glory.

A godly mother loves God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength, and teaches her children to do the same.

A joyful person is one who deals daily with their problems, faithfully and obediently counting their trials as joy.

Allow God to use the difficulties and disappointments in life as polish to transform your faith into a glistening diamond that takes in and reflects His love.

A marriage filled with unconditional love experiences the depth of grace and mercy.

An ordinary woman who makes herself available to an extraordinary God can do amazing things for God.

Application is why we study the Bible.

A real friend is one who helps us to think our best thoughts, do our noblest deeds, and be our finest selves.

As a Christian, your godly life and your godly mothering sends its shimmering wake throughout all eternity.

As you abide in Christ, you will have strength for today’s trials as well as for all tomorrow’s challenges.

At the fork in every road, choose the road that brings you nearer to God.

A woman who focuses on worshiping God will consider carefully how she is dressed, because her heart will dictate her wardrobe and appearance.

A woman who walks with God honors Him in the way she manages her home.

Beauty should be the goal of your communication. Learn to speak with godly wisdom.

Between the Bible and the Holy Spirit, you have everything you need to grow spiritually. And the more you grow, the more God can use you.

But an ordinary day can mark the beginning of an extraordinary journey!

Delighting in the Lord, knowing His Word, and committing yourself to Him are ways to ensure that your plans and desires for yourself match God’s plans.

Doing things God’s way is always a matter of the heart.

Don’t let anyone sell you on the idea that anything (apart from the Lord Himself) is more important than your marriage. God means for your life and your marriage to be filled with passion and purpose.

Don’t waste your most important resource—your life.

Each and every decision you make, regardless of its level of intensity, is vitally important as you seek to do God’s will.

Each Christian comes from a different background, upbringing, lineage, and environment. But in Christ we are unified.

Each day is God’s gift of a fresh unspoiled opportunity to live according to His priorities.

Every act and choice you make is creating the real you and shaping your real life.

Everything that God wants to say to you is recorded in your Bible…straight from His heart to yours.

Faith in Jesus is the most important event in the history of a child’s life.

Faith is not a hothouse plant that must be shielded from wind and rain, so delicate that it has to be protected, but it’s like the sturdy oak which becomes stronger with every wind that blows upon it. An easy time weakens faith, while strong trials strengthen it.