Cara Fuller Engelbrecht > Cara's Quotes

“A minister is simply a sent one. You might only be sent across the street, but it does not matter. To God, whether it is to one or the masses, it is the same—it is love incarnate.”
― Heidi Baker, Compelled by Love: How to Change the World Through the Simple Power of Love in Action

“I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and down with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.
I no longer need prominence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me - my banner will be clear.”
― Avery T. Willis Jr.

“That’s what I always tell people about therapy. It’s not a question of whether you could try to do it by yourself. You can always try it. But it can be dangerous, and it’s harder. Trying to buck yourself up is the tooth pliers of mental health.”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

“My heart knew that all the dear ones God had placed in my path had been part of His beautiful plan, one that had brought me to this remarkable season of thanksgiving . . . and led me home.”
― Beverly Lewis, The Road Home

“Because—and he still did not understand how people like his brothers could not see this—inside the pages of each and every book was a whole other world.”
― Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society

“During the Great War, shell-shocked soldiers had been encouraged to read Jane Austen in particular—Kipling had coped with the loss of his soldier son by reading her books aloud to his family each night—Winston Churchill had recently used them to get through the Second World War.”
― Natalie Jenner, The Jane Austen Society

“If you don’t believe in God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, before you read National Geographic, you will after.”
― Leah Weiss, If the Creek Don't Rise

“realize how awful people are to each other, how a pervasive cynicism exists in most of us that stops us from seeing the best parts of one another.”
― Suzanne Redfearn, In an Instant

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
― Laura Schroff, An Invisible Thread

“Because when I see kids come to school with their lunch in a paper bag, that means someone cares about them. Miss Laura, can I please have my lunch in a paper bag?”
― Laura Schroff, An Invisible Thread

“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place were colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”
― Laura Schroff, An Invisible Thread

“If love is the greatest gift of all—and I believe it is—then the greatest privilege of all is to be able to love someone. Maurice”
― Laura Schroff, An Invisible Thread

“we miss the joy of new seasons when we continue grieving the old ones.”
― Heather Meadows, Transforming Tragedy: An Inspiring Story of Changing Painful to Powerful

“You know full well as I do the value of sisters’ affections. There is nothing like it in the world.”
― Teri Wilson, The Accidental Beauty Queen

“what books do, Maddie used to say; they are a conversation, and introduce us to ourselves and to others.”
― Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop

“believe God can do tremendous things through you—once you stop trying to wield all the power yourself.”
― Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop

“How often it is a small, almost unconscious event that marks a turning point.”
― Katherine Reay, The Printed Letter Bookshop

“Woodberry’s research gave conclusive evidence that, for the last three hundred years, missionaries have been the most significant factor in creating healthy societies.”
― Eugene Bach, Jesus in Iran

“Similarly, regardless of the race of their adoptive parents, they reflected positive feelings of self-regard.”
― Rita J. Simon, In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories

“People who don’t recognize race as a reality shouldn’t adopt black children. They are going to do more damage to the child than good! We don’t live in a color-blind society. We don’t live in a melting pot. Race is our reality. It defines our interaction. It needs to be accepted.”
― Rita J. Simon, In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories

“The scan of the child who had been through trauma looked like Swiss cheese. Almost all of their brain activity occurs in the “fight-flight-or-freeze” part of the brain, with little activity in the cerebral cortex — the part of the brain that allows us to think and process rationally.”
― Jennie Lynn Owens, Dancing with a Porcupine: Parenting wounded children without losing your self