Past Forward Quotes

“Hey, hey,” he replied, trying to calm a fresh wave of tears. “No one is forcing anyone into anything. I’m asking, and at this point I’ve quit begging God for you to say yes and am now pleading that He won’t let you say no.” “Isn’t that the same thing?” “I wish.” He pressed his cheek against her hair. “Yes, is an agreement. A lack of a no just means maybe.” With her arms wrapped tight around his chest and her head over his heart, she sighed. “Well, I can’t ever tell you no, but—” “That’s enough for now, Willow. Take it to the Lord, but whatever you do, or decide, or anything, we can’t let it change us—this. I didn’t know how important it was to me until about thirty-two seconds ago when I thought I’d lost something amazing.”
― Chautona Havig, Past Forward: Collection 1: (Includes Volumes 1-3)