13 Quotes by Beth K. Vogt

Coming home was like trying to step into a faded family photograph—one that had been partially torn so that the image was incomplete.

And she needed to surf some of the pregnancy websites she'd found when she first realized she was pregnant. Her friends with kids said there was lots of good information available on the sites. But had they meant the slideshow labeled "Poppy seed to pumpkin: how big is your baby? Imagining her unborn child as an ear of corn was odd enough. But would she ever get used to the thought that by the end of this pregnancy, she'd be carrying around something--someone--the size of a small pumpkin?

And she needed to surf some of the pregnancy websites she'd found when she first realized she was pregnant. Her friends with kids said there was lots of good information available on the sites. But had they meant the slideshow labeled "Poppy seed to pumpkin: how big is your baby"? Imagining her unborn child as an ear of corn was odd enough. But would she ever get used to the thought that by the end of this pregnancy, she'd be carrying around something--someone--the size of a small pumpkin?

A single thread of hope is still a very powerful thing.

How did the supposed goodness of God not get overpowered by the world’s darkness?

Some people said you could die from a broken heart. I’d been dying a slow, torturous death for years.

And she needed to surf some of the pregnancy websites she’d found when she first realized she was pregnant. Her friends with kids said there was lots of good information available on the sites. But had they meant the slideshow labeled “Poppy seed to pumpkin: how big is your baby? Imagining her unborn child as an ear of corn was odd enough. But would she ever get used to the thought that by the end of this pregnancy, she’d be carrying around something – someone – the size of a small pumpkin?

The words were nothing more than the proper blend of consonants and vowels. She didn’t know anything anymore. And the unanswered questions – the possible ways her life could careen even further off course – scared her most of all.

If there was one thing he’d learned since God had broken into his life, it was that He was always working in the waiting times.