Rachel Hauck Quotes

wisdom." I suspect you're upset about the inheritance Daddy left me. But

It was the breeze that made her look up, a change in the texture of the unseen, a change in the texture of her heart. She was ready. Charlotte moved with firm footing around a stand of beech trees and onto a moonbeam path. A pearly, full moon glowed over Red Mountain, burning back the curtains of night.

She wasn't sure she could breathe without him.

Finding a seat in the back, she worshipped with the early service congregation, eyes closed, arms held wide, her heart offering it all to the One who wooed her with love and grace. Unconditional and uncompromising. Perfectly done on His part, not so much hers. But

Doubt is just another color of fear.

Do not open that door until I'm in my room. I may be old and losing my hair, but I still want to look nice for a handsome man.

She ate--so, so good--cocooned in the harmonic dissonance of a large family, where every sound was distinct yet blended.

She smelled romantic, if he could claim romance as a scent, like a melting, sweet Alabama summer evening. The fragrance gathered in the hollow place between his heart and ribs.

Youth isn't all it's cracked up to be either."
"Then you're doing it wrong.

Charlotte." No, no, no. "Dixie, wait, listen to me -

It's just like the good news of the gospel of Jesus. Always fits. It don't need no changing. The good news is always good. It never wears out and by gum, it's always in style. Don't we need Him now more than ever.

Remember why you fell in love in the first place.

It's the smell of life, Mother." Emily drew deep. "Gasoline, horses, the sweat of men, the perfume of women.

here?" She dipped into the box and pulled

If there was a God who cared, could He make her brave? She liked the idea of it all.

I had this wild idea I wanted my first kiss to be with my own ... ' She hesitated to speak the word that had been rattling around in her heart for years - prince.

That's called faith. Trusting God." His voice waffled. "We must be ready to hear from Him and respond, at any moment, no matter what the consequence.

You're stunning. And charming. Who needs to flirt when they're as smart as you.

capable woman you are and

That's what bitter people did. Pointed the finger and blamed others. Obfuscation was a way of hiding from their own shortcomings and wounds.

Frightening, isn't it? That something I decide today impacts future generations. Beyond my own flesh and blood.

Percival pinched his lips, sending his laugh to his eyes.

This was Miss Blanche's daughter? She was a mess. A beautiful mess.

Thank you. For making me remember the good.

Why must duty require me to break my own heart?

There are days technology is a complete bother.

Let go, Jo. Replace all your fears with love.

Ten more minutes ticked

If he was going to figure out his life, he had a feeling he needed more time on his knees, lifting up holy hands without doubt.

But brokenhearted was brokenhearted. Never embraced. Never treasured. Never easy. Heath figured every human being had a certain amount of God-ordained grace to endure their own unique brand of loss and pain.

I thought life's answers were out there somewhere. Now I realize the answers are in me, in my faith in Jesus and His love for me.

Funny how a crisis can put life into perspective, fine-tune the eye of the heart, like laser surgery. In less than a minute everything comes into a twenty-twenty view.

Good," Pop slapped his thighs and pushed to his feet. "Number one job of a preacher. Know the Word. Live it, pray it, sing it.

If she was going to be brave, then be brave.

Look, this isn't about the ring or when I ever made a hamburger, which, for your information, was my senior year of college."
"Right, when you almost caught our kitchen on fire."
"And you dated one of the firefighters for six months. You're welcome. Back to my problem.

Spend sunny afternoons writing. Take weekends in the country. Dream. Drink good wine, eat fabulous cheese and great bread. Make the kind of love that destroys the bed.

Maybe we can't have everything we want in this relationship, Susanna." He bent his lips to her ears and whispered, "But we have this ball and tonight, you are my queen.

the truth, then I suppose you're right. Did you say something about the bakery order? I glanced in

Marriage is work, Cora, I'm not going to lie. It's glorious some days and not so much on others.

Standing there in her robe, that ridiculous robe, with the socks and slippers bulging from the pockets, Jonas saw a glint, the sparkle of a buried gem, in Tenley. He saw a woman worthy of love. Deserving of a man who would give her himself.

Whether you've been hindered through culture or family like Emily, or gifted with the Gospel like Mary Grace, or wounded like Hillary, or lost and looking for redemption like Charlotte, Jesus provides the healing and answer we are all looking for. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Not for a select few. But for each one of us. For you. Discussion Questions 1.

Whoever wanted this trunk

Can't think of anything I'd rather do than dine with you under the crystal moon.

It must seem like the world is ending, but wait and see what God will do. He must have something wonderful in mind.

I think God made us to desire beauty. But I'm learning we have to first find our beauty in God.

God told you to leave that trunk in the basement for me?" Incredulous. Doubt. Awe. "I think He did. I believe He did. And you found it. And you wore it.

Remember what you do in life is merely a reflection of who you are as a Christian, one who loves and serves the Lord.

The grandfather clock struck the half hour. She must be away. Glancing from Mama to Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Astor, she did the only polite thing she could do.

She rolled her eyes back in her head, exhaled a loud gasp and swooned out of her chair.

Rubbing salt in my wound won't change what I did.

Humble and simple, he made her see God was accessible.

You're making this about your worthiness instead of God's

pocket. "Tanner," Nathaniel