“We can ast for comfort and hope and patience and courage . . . and we’ll git what we ast for. They ain’t no gar’ntee thet we ain’t go’n have no troubles and ain’t go’n die. But shore as frogs… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“Ask and it shall be given you,'" I began. "'Seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
They's a heap more to God's will than death, disapoint-ment, and like thet. Hit's God's will for us to be good and do good,… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
Livin' is like pourin' water out of a tumbler into a dang Coca-Cola bottle. If'n you skeered you can't do it, you cain't. If'n… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
Olive Ann describes Sanna as 'a perfectionist and a worrier.' She is obsessed with the idea of finding happiness, and for her, as Olive… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“When Jesus said ast and you’ll get it, He meant things of the spirit, not the flesh. Grandpa said Jesus meant us to ast… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“Well'm, faith ain't no magic wand or money-back gar'ntee, either one. Hit's jest a way a'livin'. Hit means you don't worry th'ew the days.… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“Life bullies us son, but God don't. He had good reasons for fixin' it where if'n you git too sick or too hurt to… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
But to mourn, that's different. To mourn is to be eaten alive with homesickness for the person. — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
I'm convinced true fulfillment is living in God's world one day at a time, savoring it, leaving today's disapointments behind and borrowing no troubles… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“I have learned to quit speeding through life, always trying to do too many things too quickly, without taking the time to enjoy each… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
“Two or more year ago she was out workin' in her rose garden one mornin' - did you know, boy, she's got over sixty… — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
Life is like pouring water into a Coca- Cola bottle; if you're the least bit scared you can't do it — Olive Ann Burns Copy Share Image
