Caroline Starr Rose

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For the Long Years

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Thank God for hard stones; thank God for hard facts; thank God for thorns and rocks and deserts and long years. At least I know now that I am not the best or strongest thing in the world. At least I know now that I have not dreamed everything.
— G. K. Chesterton

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  1. julie says

    June 5, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Thanks for the encouragement Caroline.

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  2. Marcia says

    June 5, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    Lovely quote!

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  3. Linda says

    June 6, 2014 at 5:30 am

    I had never heard of G. K. Chesterton before seeing this quote. And, interestingly, this is the second quote I’ve seen of his today. I checked him out and discovered there is an entire website devoted to his works. Thanks for sharing, Caroline.

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    • Caroline says

      June 6, 2014 at 7:53 am

      Isn’t it funny how things sometimes work that way? I’d never realized there was a town in Arizona called Peoria until I saw something about it three times in the course of one day.

      I love Chesterton’s Father Brown mysteries. And his insight on faith is beautiful.

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      • Linda says

        June 6, 2014 at 11:56 am

        I’ll have to check those out, Caroline. I see Amazon has the complete collection on Kindle for 99 cents. 🙂

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