Quotes About Support

This book is dedicated to "us." The girls. Friends who see one another through the hard times, big and small, year in and year out. You know who you are. Thanks;

The first week without Jolene almost drove Michael into the ground. He'd had no idea how much there was to do around the house and with the kids.

protected her as best we could. She refused to

hadn't known until right then how much difference a friend could make. How one person could lift your spirit just enough to keep you upright.

taking their separate, lonely lives and braiding them into a rope of friendship.

It was all she really wanted: someone to talk to.

How can I help you, my friend?" "I'm having a little trouble with my daughter, Suki." The caller's flattened vowels identified her as a midwesterner. "How old is Suki, Marge?" "Sixty-seven this November.

Važno je ono što jesi, ljudi koje nosiš u srcu i s kojima ostaješ zauvijek, a naro?ito u teškim vremenima.

A veces ser una buena amiga pasa por no decir nada. —¿Se supone que tengo que dejar que se equivoque? —A veces sí. Y luego recoges los pedazos.

saving them money and helping them out. "Dad?" she said. "Could you stay

No, baby. This is one thing you and your best friend can't do together." Vianne saw Sarah's fear and embarrassment and confusion. She was trying her best to be a good girl, to smile and be strong even as tears glazed her eyes. "Oui," she said at last.

my feet. Because of you, I can survive. I hope

He'd been the only Wolcott besides Elsa who loved reading, and he'd frequently taken her side in family disagreements. Don't worry about dying, Elsa. Worry about not living. Be brave.

Now, sitting here, she was worried that Tully would ruin this man, who frankly looked as if he didn't have the stamina to take another hit like that.

Some fears you carried alone.

I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without a few broken hearts along the way.

Leni wondered if one person could ever really save another, or if it was the kind of thing you had to do for yourself.

What will we be without him?" Meredith whispered, clinging to her. "Less," was all Nina could think of to say.

Help. It was what women did for one another, even when there was no way to accomplish it.

She has tried to go on alone. Really tried. She is trying still, in her way, but sometimes one person can hold you up in life, keep you standing, and without that hand to hold, you can find yourself free-falling no matter how strong you used to be, no matter how hard you try to remain steady.

Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God - and each other and ourselves - in times as dark as these.

Isabelle sat down beside MacLeish and leaned tiredly against him. "You're a wonder," he said in a hushed voice. "I've been told I don't make smart decisions. This may be proof of that." She shivered, whether from cold or exhaustion, she didn't know. "Dumb but brave," he said with a smile. Isabelle was grateful for the conversation. "That's me.

I don't reckon I'll ever get milk in my breasts." Once, Elsa would have said, God will provide, and she would have believed it, but her faith had hit the same hard times that had struck the country. Now, the only help women had was each other. "I'll be here for you," Elsa said, then added, "Maybe that's how God provides. He put me in your path and you in mine.

You two have always been each other's armor and sword.