79 Quotes by Debra Holland

Pepe absently thought, happy beyond words that he was actually holding hands with Lucia. Passing a stall with a particularly pungent odor of manure made Pepe falter, realizing a barn wasn't the most romantic place to propose. Then he remembered the Savior born on this very night so long ago, and he figured if God could choose a stable for such an important miracle, he could too.

They sang to his father as he crossed that last dark river, heading to the distant land of light where the Creator of all waited in welcome.

On the worst day of my life, I can still find blessings.

A Gypsy never parts with her gold, unless she intends to spend it.

Just let me catch my breath, Red Macalister, and think. You've tipped my teapot handle over spout.

You cannot go into labor," Caleb ordered, anxiety clenching his innards. "The baby is coming!" She enunciated every word. "The doctor is a long day's ride away in Sweetwater Springs, and there's no woman for miles. You'll just have to wait." As the contraction eased, the tightness in her body relaxed, and she gave him a wan smile. "Does everyone always do what you say?" 'Is that levity in her voice? At a time like this?' "They comply if I know what best, and I usually do.

Playfully, he tapped her nose. "If men were the ones to have babies, the human population would die out within a generation.

Micah lifted his head. "I can make nsesene. Kisozi showed me how."Joshua choked and turned the sound into a cough."How interesting, Micah." She beamed at the boy. "Perhaps you can prepare it for us sometime."The boy shrugged and started to read again.Perhaps I shouldn't tell Mother that nsesene are grasshoppers.

Daniel!" She waved the letter. "I have news," she called in the English she always used with him.Her son straightened up from the horse. "What, Mama?"Eager expectancy glowed in his blue eyes, and for a moment he looked so much like his father that a familiar pain pierced her heart and tempered her excitement. From long practice, she shoved her sadness aside. "I've inherited Uncle Ezra's ranch in Montana.