““Today, God was reminding her that she shouldn't expect to receive everything she wanted in life. The things you wanted and prayed for and didn't receive left holes in your heart and sometimes in your historical village, too. As much as Nora wanted to rail against that, she had to concede that the holes were what the Lord used to mature and humble His people. The things you didn't receive added value to your life, the same as did the things you received. Life had holes. Life was still beautiful.””