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Her Daughter's Dream

by Francine Rivers · 2010

In the dramatic conclusion to the New York Times best seller Her Mother's Hope, Francine Rivers delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that… more

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People either weigh you down or give you wings.
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We try to do a little better than the previous generation and find out in the end we’ve made the same mistakes without intending. Instead of striving to love as God first loved us, we let past hurts and grievances rule. Ignorance is no excuse.
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I have lived out my mother's hope and pray I have given wings to my daughter's dreams.
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Words can be a sword to the heart. Sometimes there's truth in them. Sometimes there isn't. If there's any truth in it, you'll have to decide what to do with it. As to the rest, try let it go. And try to forgive.
Love people for who they are, pray, and leave them in God’s hands.
In Him we live and breathe. In Him we will one day find one another again. In Him we are one. In this life we will not love perfectly. In the next, God promises we will. I hold to that hope. I cling to that dream.

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In the dramatic conclusion to the New York Times best seller Her Mother's Hope, Francine Rivers delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that can heal even the deepest wounds.Growing up isn't easy for little Carolyn Arundel. With her mother, Hildemara, quarantined to her room with tuberculosis, Carolyn forms a special bond with her oma Marta, who moves in to care for the household. But as tensions between Hildie and Marta escalate, Carolyn believes she is to blame. When Hildie returns to work and Marta leaves, Carolyn and her brother grow up as latchkey kids in a world gripped by the fear of the Cold War.College offers Carolyn the chance to find herself, but a family tragedy shatters her newfound independence. Rather than return home, she cuts all ties and disappears into the heady counterculture of San Fr

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First published
2010
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Fiction
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4.40 (24k ratings)

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