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Book: The Beach House
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
People always seem to be in so much of a hurry. Rush, rush, rush. What are they rushing toward? Life isn't some kind of race. We all cross the same finish line, sooner or later. You'd hate to get the end in sight and suddenly wish you'd walked rather than run, wouldn't you? Maybe that's why they call it the human race. Well, we are all in it together. But the winner of this race gets no prize. so take your time.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide. Was she
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
You carry my love within you. A day will never dawn nor a sunset slip into the horizon when I will not think of you. I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide. So, if in the course of time you should want to come to me, do not hesitate. Know that I will be waiting for you. You will always have my heart-my love.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
She had but one hope. "Lord," she prayed, her voice raspy in her tight throat. "I'm not here to complain. You know me better than that after all this time. But the Bible says You never close a door without opening a window. So I'm praying for You to open the window. You know how things are between Cara and me. It will probably take a miracle to make peace. But You're famous for those, so I'm hopeful. Please, Lord, that's all I'm asking for. Not more time. I'd go willingly if I knew things were settled here before I left." She smiled ruefully. "I'm going whether it's willingly or not-I know that, too." Her smile fell as she grimaced in pain. "Please, Lord, answer this one small prayer. Not just for me, but for Cara. Help me play with my child once more before I die. Bring my Cara home.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
Tears filled her eyes. Seeing the mother and her young children brought back images that were both joyous and heartbreaking. The years had flown by too swiftly, slipping away like sand through her fingers. She lifted her chin and wiped away the tear from her cheek. The vast blue ahead stretched out seemingly to infinity. This was no time for tears, she chided herself. She was old enough to know that life, like the sea, didn't always play fair. Yet she'd always believed that if she played by the rules, if she persevered, one day she'd have time enough to... To do what? she asked herself, shaken.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
Stop what you're doing and observe your children! Lovie wanted to say to the young mother. Quick, set aside your chores and turn your head. See how they laugh with such abandon? Only the very young can laugh like that. Look how they are giving you clues to who they are. Treasure these moments! Savor them. For they will disappear as quickly as the setting sun. And then, before you know it, you will be like me-an old woman, alone and willing to trade anything and everything for one soft evening such as this with her babies once again.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
Don't be angry any longer! Cancer is eating away my body, but anger will eat away your soul. Don't let it destroy your chance for happiness.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
I accept that the mind often dictates the heart. Yet I believe that the heart is the truer guide.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
People always seem to be in so much of a hurry," Lovie continued as she sat down breathlessly in the sand. "Rush, rush, rush. What are they rushing toward? Life isn't some kind of race. We all cross the same finish line, sooner or later. You'd hate to get the end in sight and suddenly wish you'd walked rather than run, wouldn't you?" "Maybe that's why they call it the human race.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
I'm just saying there's no excuse for a man to hit a woman. None. Period. But verbal beatings can be worse. More insidious, in that the scars aren't visible. Words can be killers.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we love.
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Mary Alice Monroe _ The Beach House
A woman's life has so many demands because she is the axis around which so many little planets spin. I did it and, yes, there were countless delightful moments. But that part of my life died when Stratton did.
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