Coming Home Quotes

“This last year... I learned something about family. Like it's not about blood alone. It's being connected... it's growing up together and loving each other. It's believing in the same God and knowing you'd do anything for the person across from you at dinner.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“The purpose of life isn’t to get married. It’s to live for Jesus … telling people about Him and sharing His love.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“God was in control. She had nothing to fear. No matter what happened next or how the outcome played in their lives, whatever triumph or tragedy might take place, God loved them. Nothing could ever change that.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“It is. But it’s like so many stories where God is the author. His fingerprints mark every chapter.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Bailey hung her head for a moment, and”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“But our purpose is to serve and love others and to shine brightly for God. No matter what.” The”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Love was a decision.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Faith like a child … that’s how I want to live.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“The apostle Paul said it best. For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. How could they do anything but celebrate this moment? All of them would face it one day … in a fraction of an instant, in the midst of a lifetime it would be their turn.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“There was no telling how long any of them had, after all. Always better to treasure the moment.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Time didn’t stand still, even for the greatest of love.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“People fell. They sinned and made mistakes and acted out crazy decisions that went against everything they knew to be true. And even then there was room for redemption.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“We can trust Him with the plans He has for our lives.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“I think back on our story, the things we could’ve done differently.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“God’s timing is perfect.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Whatever the future held, she didn’t need to be afraid. Good and bad times were a part of life. As her dad always said, “This too shall pass.” And through the years that had been true. Nothing stayed the same, except this: God’s faithfulness, and the love they had for each other.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“What will the coming years look like, Lord? What brilliant moments of joy, what moments of growth, what times of heartache are ahead? For a moment, just thinking about the possibility of unknown sorrows seized her heart and brought a rush of fear.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“How faithful God had been over the years, how full of provision and beauty. And redemption.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“Like old friends from a thousand wonderful moments, the memories gathered.”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home

“On their morning walks, the girls’ hearts were”
― Karen Kingsbury, Coming Home