Quotes from Dee Henderson

(Why flowers are so important to the main character) I need the reminder that God loves to make detailed and beautiful things, and that act of creation is itself a sufficient reason to make them. These flowers will live and die here, the majority of them never seen, even though a busy road is less than a mile away.

She wasn't a cowardIf she were she would have retreated back into her shell years before and pulled back entirely from life. She was a fighter. Life knocked her down, and she coped by getting up and moving on.

He believed there was nothing impossible if you desired it enough to work for it. He loved helping people live up to their potential.

God is good, and I love Him. Right now, God is permitting a very hard thing. Why, I don't know, but I still trust Him.

You need time for the grief to heal, for the memories to fade in sharpness, time to adjust your expectation for the future. Be gentle with yourself, you'll make it.

God's been fixing broken people ever since sin came into the world. Give Him time. He's not done. God promises He will work for the good in all things. What happened to you isn't beyond His ability to recover.

I can tell the difference between the acts of a man and the acts of God. That's why I still believe. I could always tell the difference.

God was just. She held on to that knowledge and the hope that the day of justice would eventually arrive.

The fact evil exists speaks far more about man than about God. The Bible says God hates sin.

He got lost in a memory for a moment, then glanced over at Gina. "What I miss most...she always used to say good-night just before she'd drift off to sleep. I miss those words, the good-night." "Someone was there, someone to share the end of the day," Gina said softly. She understood. Bishop nodded. "Someone was there. That's why you get married, Gina. Beyond all the other details of why, it's having someone there when the days ends. It's being together and sharing life.

No matter what the need or when she called for help, He was there with everything she required. There was never any lack either in His love or His provision.

That's all I'm doing, choosing to trust Jesus even if I don't understand what or why something is happening. Jesus wants you to choose to trust Him again. He won't take that trust you place in Him lightly.