Suzanne Woods Fisher Quotes

When did wishing someone a Merry Christmas become politically incorrect?

But love is so much more than words.

Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light.

The most important things in your home are people.

Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way.

Many people fail to recognize opportunity because it comes disguised as work.

Closing her eyes for a moment against the pain and loss, Carrie asked quietly, "And what if I don't feel any forgiveness for her?" Softly, Mattie whispered,

To lead your children in the right way, you must go that way yourself.

A man needs a woman to take care of him so she can make him strong enough for her to lean on.

Children are natural imitators. They act just like their parents in spite of the effort to teach them good manners.

Don't hurry, don't worry, do your best, leave the rest!

I love a man with dishpan hands!

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have been kind to you.

An industrious wife is the best savings account.

I think you're the kind of man a girl can count on. You just can't let go of losing your family. You can't let yourself love because you think your heart can't handle it ... that something bad will happen. But you're wrong. It's true ... grief is the price for love. But hearts are made to mend. Christ can do wonders with a broken heart, if given all the pieces.

If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it.

It's better to have a wife on your team than on your back. Amish Proverb

Don't spend a dollar to save a penny.

The trouble with doing nothing is it's too hard to tell when you're finished.

What one is ashamed to do one should be ashamed to say.

How we spend Christmas is of greater significance than how much we spend for it.

If you let your children have their own way, you must not complain if they give you trouble.

Open your ears to God before you open your mouth to others.

We fail in the work of grace and love when there is too much of us and not enough of God.

She paused for a moment, closing her eyes, letting the early morning heat sink deep into her bones. Unlike most people, she loved warm weather.

Some may see a hopeless end, but as believers we rejoice in an endless hope.

The family that works together, eats together, and prays together, stays together.

She knew God was going to do whatever he wanted to do, regardless of anyone's pleading.

Swallowing pride rarely gives you indigestion.

Choose your love and love your choice.

A man should not grieve overmuch, for that is a complaint against God.

Go far from home and yo will have a long way back.

It's not what you make but what you save that gets you out of debt.

God wants to use you stumbling and all, but he can't if you refuse to get up.

Before you flare up at anyone's faults, take time to count to ten - ten of your own.

Forgiveness withheld is like drinking poison and waiting for the offender to die.

Tomorrow's world will be shaped by what we teach our children today.

F-A-I-T-H: Forsaking all, I trust him.

God doesn't ask us to be successful, only faithful.[7]

Blessed are those who have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

If you don't have time to do a job right, you're going to have to make time to do it over.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A fault mender is better than a fault finder.

Just because the boat rocks doesn't mean it's time to jump overboard.

Beauty is more than perfect features, Birdy. There's something about you that draws everyone to you, the way flowers turn toward the sun. You walk into a room and the place comes alive. You are beautiful, Birdy. All the more so because you don't even realize it.

Remember, when you talk, you only repeat what you already know; if you listen, you might learn something.

Hands build houses, love builds homes.

Mentioning the faults of others does not rid us of our own.

Faith in God is like a kite - a contrary wind only raises it higher.

Freedom is not the right to do as you please but the liberty to do as you ought.

Time is like the Mississippi River. It only flows in one direction. You can never go back.

What are summer teeth? Summer in their mouth, Some are elsewhere.

A Christian without a church is like a bee without a hive.

An unkind remark is like a killing frost - no matter how much it warms up, the damage is already done.

When you speak, always remember that God is one of your listeners.

If you won't admit you've been wrong, you love yourself more than truth.

Things can get good again. Even things like a marriage.

Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first, then the lesson afterward.

We are not promised skies always blue, but a Helper to see us through.

The person who sows seeds of kindness will have a perpetual harvest.

Sometimes I wonder if we're all a little like Harold (a rooster). Real life carries on around us while we strut around in our own yards, thinking we're the ones in charge of things.

If you want your life to be a reflection of Christ, you need to take time to reflect on Christ.

Be slow to anger and quick to forgive, and you will have friends for as long as you live.

The days available to say a kind word to someone this year are rapidly drawing to a close. Lord God, teach us to be kind.

I know I'm old school, but I believe that pain can be the most important tool in a person's life. It forces a person to pay attention to something that needs to be changed. I worry that drugs like sleeping pills mask pain just enough that the real root of the problem gets buried, deeper and deeper. A problem - even something like grief - just doesn't go away until it's dealt with.

Good deeds have echoes.

Broken expectations aren't meant to crush our hopes, but to free us to put our confidence in God alone. They aren't meant to make us give up, but look up.

It can be hard to say important things to the person in our life who matters the most.

Loving does not empty the heart, nor giving empty the purse.

A truly humble person is not easily offended.

Summer is the season when children slam the doors they left open all winter.

To mistreat God's creation is to offend the Creator.

The lazier a man is, the more he's going to do tomorrow.

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.