How could something as tiny as a raindrop create such beauty?

I have to move forward, not backward. And change is a part of life. I learned that growing up on the farm - sowing, growing, harvesting - life always goes on.

You disturbed the water in only one tiny place, yet the circle is growing dier and wider until it will reach all the way to the shore.

There is no shame in changing direction, Harriet. In fact, once you've seen the warning signs, it's always wise to turn around.

Joy and sorrow are two sides of the same coin. They both come in seasons, just like floods and droughts.

"Life is like that, Beatrice - always changing, always flowing forward like a stream. Things never stay the same. And we have to move on and change, too."

"What if I don't want things to change?"

"You can't fight against the current. You need to trust God and be prepared for wherever the river of live will take you next."

But if there's one thing I've learned from that amazing group of women, it's that God puts other people in our life so that we won't have to suffer through it alone.

Your kiss is like sunshine melting away the frost.

"Smooth seas don't produce skillfull sailors."

It's the rough waters that train us to be His disciples. He uses the turbulent times in our lives to prepare us for His purposes - if we'll let Him.

"Ask God to heal your broken heart. He can put the pieces back together the right way so you'll be able to love your husband the way God does - forgiving him seventy times seven and wanting only the best for him.

Ask God to give you Chirst's love for Horatio, not your own imperfect love."