“If a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him. If she can hesitate as to ‘Yes,’ she ought to say ‘No’ directly. It is not a state to be safely entered into with doubtful feelings, with half a heart.” Emma Woodhouse in Emma
“I’ve also realized that my dreams are not necessarily what really motivate my children to become the best they can be. What matters to them is my loving presence…If I want them to be open to my messages, I need to be willing to serve them-to voluntarily give up my rights and my time to meet their felt needs-just as Jesus was willing to give for his disciples.” Sally Clarkson in The Ministry of Motherhood
“The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.” Numbers 14:18
