Home to Walnut Ridge Quotes

“Why would God give us a passion for something unless we could somehow use it for his glory?”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“Lewis once said, ‘You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.’ I’d have to agree. Wouldn’t you?”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“I remember the analogy you gave, comparing worry to a rocking chair. ‘It keeps you moving but doesn’t get you anywhere.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“God doesn’t bless us to spoil us,” he was known for saying. “He blesses us so that we might bless others.” Looking”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“Philippians four, verses six and seven. ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“he just—I guess the best way to put it, he just started to melt. His walls started crumbling down. He still didn’t say much, but you could just tell he wasn’t so angry and ready to bite your head off every time you were around him. “Not long after that, we had a big storm come through. Tornados hopping all over the county. The boys and I immediately jumped into action, helping at the homes that had suffered the worst damage. And lo and behold—there was Stump. Never said a word, just started working with us, side by side. And after that, he was just one of us.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“has a standing invitation for Stump to come for Tuesday night dinner. Those two are a sight to behold.” He paused for a moment, looking down across the yard where Stump and Gristle were still piling the tree logs. “But Tracey . . .” When he paused, both Noah and Tracey looked up at him. Noah could see the moisture in his eyes and the slight tremble of his lips. “Tracey, what that woman has done for that big giant of a man—well, I can hardly find words for it. He came from such an awful background. No daddy. A mom who didn’t want him. Kicked around from one orphanage to another. And you can only imagine how all the other kids treated him, like he was some kind of freak. A horrible life from the day he was born. Stuff I won’t share because I consider it confidential as his friend and pastor, but also because it’s the stuff of nightmares.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“by the time we finished painting her house, she was sending her boys home with pecan pies and watermelon and fried chicken—you never saw such a love fest.” He paused, slowly lowering his hammer. “But I’ll never forget the day Stump leaned waaaay down to give her a hug, then swept her right off her feet and twirled her around in a circle.” Tracey laughed so hard, Noah was afraid she might fall off the roof. “Knowing Mrs. Peterson, I bet she shrieked with delight!”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“You should have seen the day Mrs. Peterson tiptoed out of her house carrying lemonade out to ‘her boys’ as she called us. You could tell she was still nervous about us by the way the ice in those glasses kept rattling‍—‍” Noah re-enacted the widow’s trembling hands carrying an imaginary tray. “I thought she might just die from fright then and there.” “Oh, poor Mrs. Peterson!” Tracey chuckled. “But how sweet of her to do that, even though you all must have terrified her.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“they have the law on their side. Of course I knew what I was doing was against school policy. I’d always known it would happen someday, but in my heart of hearts, I just wanted my kids to know Jesus loves them. And I couldn’t not tell them, if that makes sense.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“like how God made the woodpecker’s tongue so long, it wraps around its skull when not in use. Better I should teach her how cow flatulation is destroying the ozone.” Tracey laughed. “And who doesn’t love a good cow flatulation story now and then?”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“God doesn’t bless us to spoil us,” he was known for saying. “He blesses us so that we might bless others.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“sometimes we do things because we simply feel led by God to do them. Besides, I’ve been wanting to do something with that old smokehouse for years. I can’t think of a better project. I’m excited about this!” “Yeah?” “What’s not to like? The way I see it, we’re both on similar journeys. I give these guys fresh starts, you give your furniture a new life. Looks like we’re all about second chances, y’know?” “Dad! That’s the perfect name for my shop—Second Chances.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“Do you advertise online or in the paper?” “We haven’t had to. As soon as we finish one job, another one comes along. Sometimes lots of ‘em. It’s the craziest thing. Course, I know where all these jobs come from.” He nodded toward the ceiling. “‘I know from whence my help comes,’ so to speak.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“See, it would’ve been a wasted trip if we just dropped in on those folks, told them about a Man who lived thousands of years ago and died on a cross so they could live, then took off again. Sure, that’s the message we wanted to tell them. But we did it by getting to know them, by investing with our time and resources in them. We didn’t just tell them, we demonstrated the love of Christ through our actions.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“It’s a strange phenomenon. I never felt more alive than when I was over in Thailand on that mission trip. And it wasn’t just when we told folks about Jesus. It was more about being Jesus to those people who had no idea who He was. We built homes for them. We dug wells so they could have fresh water. We had a medical team that taught them about health and hygiene.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“on the back porch having my coffee and reading my Bible, and it came to me—almost like God just spoke it into my mind. I knew these guys all had talents of one kind or another. And right there, as if the whole idea just rolled out before me like a great big panoramic vision, I could see us putting our heads and hands together to help those in need.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“Not at all. It’s a ministry. After Rob brought me back from that first road trip, I knew I needed to find a new ministry for my life. I’d met all these guys who like to ride, but a lot of them, like me, had way too much time on their hands. Some are retired, some are all but homeless. Some have problems they’re dealing with—some have done time, some are battling addictions and what not. Some of them . . . well, like me, some of them just needed a reason to get up in the morning.”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“On the third day, He will restore us that we may live in His presence. Hosea 6:2b   If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. Dietrich Bonhoeffer”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

“If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge