A person can't put a price on somethin' as valuable as experience an' knowledge.

"A girl can hope, can't she? Sometimes all a person has to hold on to is hope."

Sadness so deep could come only from the loss of something infinitely precious. Perhaps her parents hadn't shared many years together, but they had shared love.

Hopin' and dreamin'... I been doin' it for years. But only since I came here did I dare believe som of the dreams might come true.

"Looks aren't everything," Tressa whispered in reply. "Looks fade, but character remains."

Good for one person might be ruination for another. The problem with our human eyes is that we can only see the right now. But God? He sees around the corner, over the hill, and clean to the horizon. He knows what's comin', an' He knows what we need to be prepared for what's comin'.

So sometimes those things we face that we don't understand - the things we think of as bad - are really for our good down the line (...)

Even when you don't understand, you still gotta trust. That's called faith, an' it'll always carry you through.

"Well, this I can guarantee you: God doesn't always do things the way we think they oughtta be done." (...) "He always does 'em better. An' when we follow His lead, we discover what's best for us. God doesn't want you to hope only for second best - He wants you to find His very best."

Love needs nurturin' an' attention to grow.

Got to be where my ears hungered for the sound of his voice. Day just wasn't complete if we didn't have a few minutes o' time together. I wanted to give to him - not just things, mind you, but pieces o' myself. My thoughts, my dreams, my feelin's... and I trusted him to keep those things safe (...)

The day he said 'I love you' to me, why, my heart nearly took wing an' flew right out o' my chest, it made me so joyful inside. An' I knew. I just kne I loved him.

You truly have created a beautiful world, God. When one moves quickly, she misses the glorious details. Thank You for the opportunity to slow down and see the prairie in all of its splendor.