The Mistress of Tall Acre Quotes

“What I get fearful about the future, I look back and see how faithful God has been.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“All she had left was faith. Belief. God Himself.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Mostly I just want my daughter to read. To grow lost in books.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“She would stay strong. She would remember the promises in Scripture. She would hope and pray and not give away.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“I didn't want to frighten you. I only tell you now because if you leave, I cannot guarantee your safety even with a guard posted.

Then I'll take extra care myself and rely on the Lord.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Though sympathy tugged at her, Sophie's imagination made fearsome leaps. The grieving widower. The destitute governess. A motherless child. It had all the makings of a scintillating novel.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Be less the general and more a father. Hold her close at night and chase the shadows away.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“We thank Thee, Lord, for happy hearts, for rain and sunny weather. We thank Thee, Lord for this our food, and that we are together. Amen.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“His every breath was a prayer. For peace. Protection. Truth.
Thy will be done.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“She pressed trembling fingers to her lips. Such torment, all this wondering. Where was God amidst such anguish? Would it drive Seamus away from Him? Or bring him closer? His fierce reserve left her more undone. He seemed so strong. Unbending. Or had war so hardened him that he was able to stay standing while inwardly he was coming apart?
His low voice was raked with exhaustion, 'I have known pain. But I have never known pain like this.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Sophie would be the first to share his home. His life. Normalcy. As normal as two broken people could make it. Guilt nagged him that they were coming together on such odd terms. Sophie Menzies deserved far more. He was getting far more than he deserved.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Grief seems to bind people together.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“All will be well.

So say the fairy tales.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“She stared at herself in the looking glass, wishing for another face, another reflection.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“-she loved Lily Cate like her own, and for this night, this moment, she would be her mother, even though there was no guarantee of tomorrow.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“Sometimes I -- I feel caught between the present and the past. Waiting. Hoping.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“War had stolen much, including an appreciation of the seasons.”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre

“We thank Thee, Lord, for happy hearts, for rain and sunny weather. We thank Thee, Lord, for this our food,”
― Laura Frantz, The Mistress of Tall Acre