Sarah Price Quotes & Sayings

Life was meant to be lived. That was God's ultimate plan for everyone: live life and give thanks to the Lord. Too many Englische people sacrificed their health - physical, psychological, and spiritual - to chase after material things. But at the end of the day, whatever had been acquired seemed insignificant in light of their desires for more. The — Sarah Price

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. - Acts 20:35 (King James Version) — Sarah Price

Most of the time, I listened and she cried. Never having gone through that kind of loss before, I didn't know what to say to her. Since I didn't have the answers to any of her questions, such as why this was happening to her, I thought it was best to just be there for her. — Sarah Price

If she had learned one thing from Rebecca it was that demonstrations of affection or even emotion were few and far between when it came to the Amish way of life. — Sarah Price

She thought of Jesus who had been born so long ago and the suffering that he went through in order to take away the sins of the world. And she took comfort in the fact that, by believing in him and living a godly life, she would be saved by his sacrifice. This, she told herself, is what is important to remember at Christmas. — Sarah Price

A look of relief washed over his face, and it immediately warmed her heart. Despite his having made the arrangement, he had clearly been apprehensive about her reaction. Seeing him happy and so obviously pleased made the sacrifice all the more worthwhile. — Sarah Price

Shall receive a blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation — Sarah Price

Fast car ... You can drive anywhere in just a few minutes and time becomes just another thing we take advantage of never appreciating each moment that passes as a blessing from God. — Sarah Price

Proverbs 3, verses 5 and 6: 'Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.' It is not up to us to question the decisions that He makes, as long as we accept the Lord and love Him, regardless of the situation and the outcome. — Sarah Price

Everything happens for a reason, ja. God's plans are not always our own. — Sarah Price

Life on a farm was fraught with hard work that reaped greater rewards ...
It was the things in life that required hard work that meant the most to her. — Sarah Price

There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja? — Sarah Price

Will plant! True to his word, on Friday, when she arrived, there were dozens of plants waiting by the garden plot that they had cleared earlier in the week. She stopped and stared at it, wondering at the quantity as well as where he had — Sarah Price

Unbecoming or not, I dare say that if a harmonica chases away a suitor, he was no suitor at all in the first place. — Sarah Price

Suppose we are all children in the eyes of the Lord. But when God points us in the direction of his plan and we accept it, we morph and transform like the caterpillar emerging after living so long in its cocoon. No matter what that butterfly does, it cannot return to the cocoon nor can it go back to being a caterpillar." She felt Alejandro squeeze her hand under the table. "I believe that when we follow God's will without question, that is the day when we truly become an adult in his eyes and, at that point, there is no turning back. — Sarah Price

In many ways, she realized that each of the children was like her precious hope chest at home. In the beginning, they were empty vessels, waiting to be filled with goodness and godliness. The values that the children learned from school, church, and family helped them become positive influences on the entire district. — Sarah Price

Amish children are usually named after aunts or uncles or some other relation. Keeps the family names going. — Sarah Price

Forgiveness was a trait that Jesus preached about. It was not a destination to achieve but a starting point in the journey required for healing. — Sarah Price

If we can't watch out for our neighbors, how can we be responsible for tending God's other creations? — Sarah Price

It is easy to find religion; it is salvation most seek. After committing to a life of Christ, salvation is lost in those who stray and do not repent. Those who have not committed cannot stray. — Sarah Price

Don't do anything you'll live to regret later. — Sarah Price

No Amish woman would dare to confide, even in her sister, that a man's very presence made her heart quicken and her senses tingle. — Sarah Price

God wants it that way. Even Jesus offered John as a substitute son to His mother as He hung on the cross. We have a familial obligation to take care of each other. Elizabeth had nothing to say in response. — Sarah Price

A sign of a hard worker is one who works without complaint. God favors those who toil while others play. — Sarah Price

Kate busied herself in washing the dishes, wondering how her mother managed to hold everything together. Besides coping with David and the moodiness that accompanied his permanent handicap, she was forced to deal with Daed's constant irritability as well. While Kate knew that God gave people what they could handle, she often prayed that He'd give her mother just a little less once in a while. — Sarah Price

God has given us a gift, Kate. He has made us the overseers to this magnificent planet." He opened his arms and gestured toward the woods. "Every tree, bird, flower, and field . . . God made them for us." She listened intently, hearing the passion in his voice. "But with such a grand gift comes great responsibility," he continued, punctuating his words by pointing his finger in the air. "We must take great care of this gift and respect it in His name. The same goes for people. We need to take care of each other." He dropped the stick on the ground. "I don't think the rest of the world has figured that out yet, Kate. — Sarah Price

The society that embraced him continued to prosper by stressing the family unit and their close-knit community. Hers prospered by forcigng independence and self-sufficiency. — Sarah Price

There are two things the Lord gave man over the other creatures. He created the ability for man to think. The other is the ability to love.
I thank Him daily for these gifts, along with all the other wonderful things He created. And I thank Him for sending you to me. — Sarah Price

Are you sure that we're related?" Lydia asked. "I see no resemblance at all. — Sarah Price

The public owns you, Princesa. They love you. They hate you. They want to be you. They want to destroy you. — Sarah Price

Mercy, who breaks God's commandments without fear or regret, who works hard to make others suffer, or who fights for personal gain at your expense — Sarah Price

Leaned his head back onto the plush headrest of his private limousine and shut his eyes — Sarah Price

I can't wait for my life to start. — Sarah Price

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. — Sarah Price

Your strength is given to you from God, Amanda," she had said. "He will not lead you anywhere that you should not be. — Sarah Price

But there was always something about hay that always put her in a better mood. It smelled like summer, fresh, and clean. Full of the promise of renewal; of sustained life. — Sarah Price

We have our love but we have His love, too. By trusting in Him, all things will be alright. — Sarah Price

Money is just that: money. It's not family. It's not happiness. It's not love. — Sarah Price

No matter what happened, God's plans continued to work for the betterment of His creation. — Sarah Price

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. — Sarah Price

Live life large. — Sarah Price

She felt her heart swell with love for this baby while resenting it at the same time. The birth of this child, this beautiful child of Christ, had cost Rebecca her life. — Sarah Price

How could she remain angry with him, this man whom she loved so much? — Sarah Price

Ja, a walk. When two people stand next to each other and their legs move them forward, at which point they can exchange a bit of dialogue and camaraderie? You are familiar with this, ja? — Sarah Price

She finally guessed that the Englischers didn't live such an exciting life after all. They just wanted to live vicariously through the lives of others. — Sarah Price

the farm. In fact, she imagined she was as far — Sarah Price

The harder we have to work for something, the better it often is. — Sarah Price

that piece of herself. Not now, not ever. — Sarah Price

Even if they had to travel the globe, as long as she was with him, nothing else really mattered. After — Sarah Price