From Matilda Nordtvedt's Song of the Brook
“Wake up, Hilda, it’s almost time to get off the train.”
“Hilda carefully wiped the dishes that Papa had washed.”
From Matilda Nordtvedt's Secret in the Maple Tree
“It’s no secret that I’ve always been financially conservative – at least that’s the way I’ve described myself.”
From Craig Groeschel's Alter Ego
“I believe in sweat equity.”
From Chip Gaines' No Pain, No Gaines
“Thank you, Lord, for letting me see a purpose for my life.”
From Camille Regholec's The Secret Way to the Heart
“Elsa Anders knew she would remember everything of this moment, even as an old and bent woman.”
From Lisa Tawn Bergren's The Northern Lights: The Captain's Bride
“They say the best things in life are free.”
Tim Hawkins' Diary of a Jackwagon
“Sometimes becoming who we’re supposed to be means building walls around ourselves.”
Erin and Ben Napier's Make Something Good Today
First Sentence of a New World 