God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.

She thought about how it was so simple with animals. They gave their hearts without question or fear. They had no expectations. They were so easy to love. If people could only be like that, no one would ever be hurt, she thought. No one would ever need to learn how to forgive.

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on.

The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.

Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present has a reference point, both in the past and in the future. I want you to know that you--as you are right now and as you ever will be--are fully enough for this moment . . .