“When you're completely lost, when you have no idea what comes next or why things are happening, faith is what gets you through. Even if you're not sure what you believe, you keep doing the things you know in your heart are the right things. That is faith, Carter. It's not the absence of questions. It's continuing, day in and day out, in spite of those questions.”
Vannetta Chapman“Charlie Everman understood, in the very depth of his soul, that God's mercies were new each morning.”
Vannetta Chapman, Joshua's Mission“When you're completely lost, when you have no idea what comes next or why things are happening, faith is what gets you through. Even if you're not sure what you believe, you keep doing the things you know in your heart are the right things. That is faith, Carter. It's not the absence of questions. It's continuing, day in and day out, in spite of those questions.”
Vannetta Chapman, Light of Dawn“She knew then that white was more than a color: It was a cold, pale shade of understanding that seems to take all of your hope away.”
Vannetta Chapman, A Perfect Square“Say what's in your heart, Annie.''You're in my heart, Samuel.”
Vannetta Chapman, A Simple Amish Christmas“The knowing is easy. It's the doing that gives us trouble.”
Vannetta Chapman, A Simple Amish Christmas“Forget your mistakes but remember what they taught you.”
Vannetta Chapman, Murder Tightly Knit“If you think you've seen it all, put on your sunglasses, because you're about to be surprised.”
Vannetta Chapman, Murder Freshly Baked