Tracie Peterson Quotes

#1. Your hope doesn't come from within-not in the sense of self, anyway. It comes from God alone. If not, then it will crumble and blow as dust to the wind. You have only to fix your sights on Jesus.

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#2. Love isn't about living in fear. It's not about controlling the hearts of those around you. It is patient and kind. It endures and believes the very best. It never gives up.

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#3. It was an accident," Deborah declared.
"Yeah, the man she intended to hit ducked. I just happened to be behind him.

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#4. Instead of asking Him to remember you, why not pray to find comfort and value where He has taken you.

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#5. I'm quick enough to criticize and lecture the poor man. Praise should be just as quick to come when the right course is chosen.

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#6. I used to think I'd like to have been a pioneer on the Oregon Trail, experience untamed America.

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#7. I suppose my biggest frustration is that we as white people come into a culture and demand that the natives do things our way. I want to see their lives bettered as much as anyone, but who says we have somehow arrived at the perfect way to live? Especially for specific areas of the world?

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#8. I realized little by little that words are very powerful, and taking those words to encourage people rather than tear them apart was the desire of my heart.

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#9. I enjoy the research and love actually creating the words. There's not too much I find a drudge when it comes to writing.

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#10. Well now, if that ain't a ray of sunshine, one of the men declared.

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#11. questions around

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#12. God knows I've needed enough forgivin' in my life. I love you, and love sometimes comes in pain as well as joy.

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#13. Forgiveness is a way of setting yourself free of the bondage put on you by others. There is liberty to be had in it.

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#14. Perhaps this is what it was all about. Leaning on God when life made no sense, as well as when the answers seem clear.

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#15. You cannot let the pain of the past destroy the happiness of the future.

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#16. I can tell you what women need in general. They need respect and love. They need to be able to trust your word and to be able to confide in you. So often, we can't care for ourselves in this world, so we need protection and provision.

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#17. Authors can get an attitude of us-against-them when it comes to publishers, but learning how authors and editors can work together taught me to look at my work in a different way and to make that work as solid as possible before it ever goes to the publisher.

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#18. We cannot continue to provide for their needs, then fault them for lacking ambition to improve their situation." They had borrowed a small one-horse

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#19. When I was as little as four years old, my mom would give me a pen and paper and tell me to write a story to keep me busy.

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#20. Often admitting our weakness and fear is the first step to finding rest in God. Our trust in Him isn't conveyed though superhuman confidence as much as it comes in the way of childlike reliance on Him.

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#21. There are flowers growing, and saplings are striving to push up past the ashes. There is life amid death. Hope in the midst of adversity.

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#22. Folks generally fear what's different and unknown to them.

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#23. There will always be cruel and insensitive people, but those are not qualities that can be assigned to God. The Bible says that God is love. Love is never insensitive or cruel, so therefore I cannot believe God capable of such ... human attributes.

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#24. Merrill Krause - "My brothers have scared off just about any fellow who showed interest in getting to know me."
Granny Lassiter - "Well, if a man can't stand up to those brothers of yours, you needn't even consider him. A man ought to be able to hold his own with his wife's family.

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#25. Doesn't do a body any good to withhold forgiveness. The devil is the only one who stands to gain anything from that.

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#26. Just remember, forgiveness is a way of setting yourself free of the bondage put on you by others. There is liberty to he had in it.

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#27. Sometimes, my books start with a scene I see in my mind, such as a woman in a wedding dress running away from her wedding like in 'Embers of Love.' Sometimes, a book can start with a character.

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#28. My ma always told me that when I found things were too hard to figure out, I could probably bet that I hadn't prayed on it first.

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#29. Every part of the country has its story to tell, so I'm always looking for the next place to be.

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#30. I've been in a lot of castles, and they are pretty damp, cold and gloomy. However, I love Windsor Castle in England.

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#31. She turned and walked away, pausing only a moment at the door to glance over her shoulder. William wanted to think she was looking at him, but he figured she was probably more interested in his friend. William decided to let it drop. There was no telling what Miss Dandridge might be thinking.

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#32. In a short time, the right man will find you, and you will lose your heart to him and he will lose his to you. It will be just as it should be, and the scar will not matter.

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#33. Funny thing is, there's only so much you can fill up with earthly things. There's an empty place and a void inside that only God can fill and some folks never figure that out.

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#34. Words spoken in haste cannot be taken back. And while they may be forgiven, the memories will linger to warn the heart of future encounters.

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#35. God is bigger than our pain and sorrows. He's bigger than our guilt. He is able to take anything we give Him and turn it around for good.

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#36. My writing process is such that a story will be in my head for awhile, and I'll start making notes on my computer. I create character sheets that include a character's past, fears, goals and ambitions.

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#37. We all have scars. Some are visible and others aren't, but they are there all the same. Your scar makes you no less worthy.

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#38. Do not wish your life away, " Grandfather would tell her. "None of us know the number of days we are allotted. It would be foolish to discard any of them.

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#39. She often told her children that they couldn't change the past and they couldn't jump forward to the future. All they had was today, and they needed to live it in such a way that they wouldn't create just another regretted yesterday. Mourning the past was never productive-she knew this full well.

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