Quotes from Deborah Raney

I've been blessed with so many wonderful women friends throughout my life.

God has blessed me with the gift of cheerfulness.

I believe the wedding vows are sacred and precious, and it's been one of my goals as a writer to portray the kind of marriages I've seen modeled in my family - my parents and grandparents, who all celebrated fifty-year anniversaries and well-beyond.

We have four grown children and five grandchildren... so far! So, as you can imagine, family is extremely important to us.

Most parents' goal is to launch their children into the world with all the tools they need to make it on their own.

I think the simplest advice I could give would be to wait until asked before giving advice.

If I could give one piece of advice, it would be 'If you're angry with a family member, talk to God about it, not the other members of your family.'

Season of Miracles is a triumphant story with a heart of gold. Laced with wit and wisdom, the story had me chuckling out loud one minute and wiping away tears the next. Highly recommended!

I always struggle with making the technical aspects of the plot fit with the story that's unfolding in my imagination.

Nowhere else have I grown more in my faith than in the midst of my family.

To ache so deeply now for Nana gave the older woman's life profound meaning. It was a privilege to mourn such a loss because it meant you had loved and been loved.

That in the midst of heartache so deep it was a physical pain, she was finding a deeper joy and contentment in life than she'd ever known.