The Bridesmaid Quotes

“No one’s stuck anywhere unless they choose to be. The Lord God guides those who are moving forward.”
― Beverly Lewis, The Bridesmaid

“give to tell her this news—was the dreadful holdup on their formal courtship finally at an end? Goodness, if any girl deserved a proper one, it was Joanna, sweet as a honeycomb. And with each month that drifted by and with every letter he wrote, Eben felt downright aggravated at not being able to give his girl so much as an update. There simply had been no word from Leroy . . . till now. When Joanna arrived home from Cousin Malinda’s, she rushed upstairs and noticed Cora Jane lingering near her doorway, looking rather sheepish. “What’re ya doin’,” she asked, her suspicions rising. “Just thinkin’ is all.” Joanna excused herself and slipped past her sister. Closing her door, she immediately went to her hope chest to see if her binder of story notebooks was still safely concealed. Satisfied nothing was amiss, she shook off the prickles of concern and headed downstairs in time for family worship.”
― Beverly Lewis, The Bridesmaid

“I’ll tell my darling the story of the determined woman in my family tree who wholeheartedly believed that we’re all here by design . . . that none of us is an accident in God’s eyes. Our heavenly Father’s hand is at work in all of our comings and goings—and in the choice of a life mate.”
― Beverly Lewis, The Bridesmaid