The Widow of Larkspur Inn Quotes

“And it had come from God, she was certain, for He answered most of her prayers that way. Unobtrusively. Quietly.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“Exceptions are dangerous, Mr. Clay. Give them a foothold and they turn into habits.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“When we persue happiness for it's own sake, it's like chasing the end of a rainbow. It will always elude us. It is when we're committed to some higher purpose that happiness somehow breaks through and comes to dwell with us.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“Because when we lose someone we’ve allowed to be our whole life, we find that we have very little left to sustain us. Not only have we distanced ourselves from God, but we’ve lost something of ourselves in the process.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“That He is a faithful Father, merciful, loving and just. That He loved you so much He sent His only Son to the cross so that you could have salvation. That He is ready to forgive your sin and take you into His bosom as one of His children, if you’ll only ask in the name of the risen Christ.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“When we lose someone we've allowed to be our whole life, we find that we have very little left to sustain us. Not only have we distanced ourselves from God, but we've lost something of ourselves in the process. When my husband passed away, I discovered that my relationship with God had been a shallow one at best, and that I had no reservoir of inner strength to draw from.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“faith would not be necessary if one could be sure about everything.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“What if love wasn’t a mysterious “thing” that capriciously attached itself to whomever it willed? Could it be instead a deliberate choice of action? Jesus had commanded His followers to “love one another.” Would He give such a commandment if people had no control over their ability to love? And does that mean that romantic love between a man and woman can be cultivated, just as Mrs. Kingston cultivates her roses? She recalled standing at a window facing the Anwyl and determining that, like Saint Paul, she would learn contentment. If contentment could be achieved through an act of will, then why couldn’t love? And it would seem that a love purposely cultivated for a man because of his kind nature and comforting ways would eventually grow stronger and deeper than one based on mere physical attraction.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“Valleys don’t last forever. Neither did the mountaintops of life, but if a person just had faith and held on, each valley would eventually end.”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“It seems that many people who are deficient in character have an overabundance of charm. I”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn

“Herricks to the Baptist chapel. Though they often strolled”
― Lawana Blackwell, The Widow of Larkspur Inn