Quotes from The Christmas Shoes

Donna VanLiere ·  132 pages

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“I don't know what sort of occasion I was waiting for...because everyday was a special occasion with your father.”
― Donna VanLiere, quote from The Christmas Shoes


“If we're open it, God can use even the smallest thing to change our lives...”
― Donna VanLiere, quote from The Christmas Shoes


“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be. —C. S. Lewis It”
― Donna VanLiere, quote from The Christmas Shoes


“не один человек не живет по-настоящему, если он не отдает себя другим”
― Donna VanLiere, quote from The Christmas Shoes


“Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue. —Eugene O’Neill My”
― Donna VanLiere, quote from The Christmas Shoes



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