159 Quotes by Jody Hedlund

Her face a mask of fury and determination.

But she'd learned instead to hope in the one Beacon that would always be there, no matter what darkness came her way.

She smiled, and her smile was filled with all of the sweetness and forgiveness that she offered so freely - and that he didn't deserve. But maybe, as with God, it was time to finally stop condemning himself and accept the gift.

The love within them shone as brightly as the lighthouse beam on the darkest, stormiest night. It broke through her confusion and heartache and filled her with a warm glow.

Through all the hours of praying, I’d come to realize perhaps weaker men had an easier time praying than strong ones. In all the years I’d relied upon my own strength, I hadn’t needed God’s. Now I was coming to understand the truth of my father’s claim that God’s grace and presence shine the strongest in our humblest moments.

I know you only want me to be safe, Edmund. But I have already made up my mind that I shall not leave you to fend for yourself.”“You must go,” I said. “You are far more important to Mercia than I am or ever could be.”“But you are important to me,” she said softly...

My vanity suggested I should take offense, but the deeper part of me was relieved- relieved that he was noble enough to want to make such a sacrifice from his heart rather than from his desire to impress me.

I find learning to be the most valuable of all the treasures in the world. It's priceless.

Courage is not the absence of fear but the determination to persevere when circumstances are at their worst.