“I've never been one to mourn the passing of what could have been a promising relationship. When Jeff broke my heart in the ninth grade, I decided then and there that if a guy couldn't see that I was something special, I'd say good-bye with no regrets. Not that I think I'm more special than anyone else, mind you. But if a thing is not meant to be, I figure it's just not part of God's infinite plan.”
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Angela Elwell Hunt,
The Velvet Shadow
“And let me tell you - carrying sad memories will wear you out. You've got to put them down walk away. Do whatever you must to put emotional space between yourself and your past. That's the only way you're going to make it through.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Note
“What would you say to a loved one if you had only a few seconds to impart a last message? What language does love speak?Some of you speak love with wine and roses. For other, "I love you," is best said by breakfast in bed, carefully set aside sport sections, or night out at the movies, complete with buttered popcorn. Children spell love T-I-M-E. So, I think, do older folks.Teenagers spell it T-R-U-S-T. Sometimes parents spell love N-O.But no matter what the letters, the emotion beneath the wording must be tangible, demonstrable, and sincere.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Note
“Our town was known for two things--no, three: salted fish, expertly dyed fabrics, and corruption.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Magdalene
“A proud man will be set against all that is holy, for he is the God of his own world.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Esther: Royal Beauty
“But adolescence is a time of hurts.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“The truth may hurt ... but it's the lie that leaves a scar.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Truth Teller
“Sometimes, we do ourselves a disservice to yearn for what we've lost. For if we try to find it again, we might discover faults and blemishes memory has been kind enough to erase.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“Every time God sent a new baby in the world, he was giving mankind another chance to make things right' Babies are a bundle of hope” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Offering
“Life is not being sure what will come next or how it will come. We guess at everything we do. We take leap after leap in the dark and that's the joy of living and the beauty of faith. When we grow tired, when we sit still, that's when we begin to die.... One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Golden Cross
“Tell me," he said, leaning forward with his elbows braced on his knees, "tell me how you were able to find peace about your situation. How did you forgive the man who hurt you?" She studied him. Apparently he'd been thinking long and hard about something that disturbed him. The corners of his mouth were tight, and his eyes slightly shiny. Had he been putting himself through this sort of stressful heart searching every night?"I struggled, yes." She closed her hands to resist the impulse to stroke his cheek. "But when I saw Buddy sitting there, I realized he had already paid a price. And I'm not his judge-I will never be. He has to answer to God, not only for what he did to me, but for how he treated everyone. Knowing that I'm only a tiny piece of the picture-knowing that, I could smile and let it go. I don't really think about him anymore, and I don't hate him. Truthfully, I mostly feel sorry for him." Erik hung his head. "It sounds so easy when you say it. So sensible.""I'm not saying what worked for me will for everyone-I mean, "I'm not much of an expert."Aren't you?" His mouth twisted in wry amusement. "Let me see-instead of being angry at that church for running me off, I need to realize they've paid a price?"They lost you as a minister. And who knows? Maybe what they did soured other people in town.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Five Miles South of Peculiar
“Like blood out of a wound, a keening wail rose from the bottom of my heart and ripped through the graveyard. I lowered my face to Hadassah's shoulder and went quietly and thoroughly to pieces.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Magdalene
“the Father uses the valley of shadow to teach you about His sufficiency and goodness. Don’t despair, child, while you’re walking through it.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Passing Strangers
“Never forget that everything you have, even the breath in your body, comes from the Almighty One, so be grateful for all you are given.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
“...appreciation is like an insurance policy. it has to be renewed every now and then.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“nest,” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Novelist
“He called you, He fashioned you, and He will use you. Obey the nudging of His Spirit,” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Delilah: Treacherous Beauty
“Without lifting a finger, Yeshua of Nazareth, son of Joseph the carpenter, had turned dirty, stagnant rainwater into wine . . . of an extremely fine vintage.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Daughter of Cana
“Going to church does not equal living for Jesus. Church is part of the Christian life, but it's certainly not all of it. It can't be all of it.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“And let me tell you - carrying sad memories will wear you out. You've got to put them down walk away. Do whatever you must to put emotional space between yourself and your past. That's the only way you're going to make it through.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Note
“What would you say to a loved one if you had only a few seconds to impart a last message? What language does love speak?Some of you speak love with wine and roses. For other, "I love you," is best said by breakfast in bed, carefully set aside sport sections, or night out at the movies, complete with buttered popcorn. Children spell love T-I-M-E. So, I think, do older folks.Teenagers spell it T-R-U-S-T. Sometimes parents spell love N-O.But no matter what the letters, the emotion beneath the wording must be tangible, demonstrable, and sincere.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Note
“Our town was known for two things--no, three: salted fish, expertly dyed fabrics, and corruption.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Magdalene
“A proud man will be set against all that is holy, for he is the God of his own world.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Esther: Royal Beauty
“But adolescence is a time of hurts.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“The truth may hurt ... but it's the lie that leaves a scar.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Truth Teller
“Sometimes, we do ourselves a disservice to yearn for what we've lost. For if we try to find it again, we might discover faults and blemishes memory has been kind enough to erase.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“Every time God sent a new baby in the world, he was giving mankind another chance to make things right' Babies are a bundle of hope” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Offering
“Life is not being sure what will come next or how it will come. We guess at everything we do. We take leap after leap in the dark and that's the joy of living and the beauty of faith. When we grow tired, when we sit still, that's when we begin to die.... One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Golden Cross
“Tell me," he said, leaning forward with his elbows braced on his knees, "tell me how you were able to find peace about your situation. How did you forgive the man who hurt you?" She studied him. Apparently he'd been thinking long and hard about something that disturbed him. The corners of his mouth were tight, and his eyes slightly shiny. Had he been putting himself through this sort of stressful heart searching every night?"I struggled, yes." She closed her hands to resist the impulse to stroke his cheek. "But when I saw Buddy sitting there, I realized he had already paid a price. And I'm not his judge-I will never be. He has to answer to God, not only for what he did to me, but for how he treated everyone. Knowing that I'm only a tiny piece of the picture-knowing that, I could smile and let it go. I don't really think about him anymore, and I don't hate him. Truthfully, I mostly feel sorry for him." Erik hung his head. "It sounds so easy when you say it. So sensible.""I'm not saying what worked for me will for everyone-I mean, "I'm not much of an expert."Aren't you?" His mouth twisted in wry amusement. "Let me see-instead of being angry at that church for running me off, I need to realize they've paid a price?"They lost you as a minister. And who knows? Maybe what they did soured other people in town.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Five Miles South of Peculiar
“Like blood out of a wound, a keening wail rose from the bottom of my heart and ripped through the graveyard. I lowered my face to Hadassah's shoulder and went quietly and thoroughly to pieces.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Magdalene
“the Father uses the valley of shadow to teach you about His sufficiency and goodness. Don’t despair, child, while you’re walking through it.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Passing Strangers
“Never forget that everything you have, even the breath in your body, comes from the Almighty One, so be grateful for all you are given.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
“...appreciation is like an insurance policy. it has to be renewed every now and then.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
“nest,” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, The Novelist
“He called you, He fashioned you, and He will use you. Obey the nudging of His Spirit,” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Delilah: Treacherous Beauty
“Without lifting a finger, Yeshua of Nazareth, son of Joseph the carpenter, had turned dirty, stagnant rainwater into wine . . . of an extremely fine vintage.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt, Daughter of Cana
“Going to church does not equal living for Jesus. Church is part of the Christian life, but it's certainly not all of it. It can't be all of it.” ― Angela Elwell Hunt
