Forgiveness Quote by James Russell Lingerfelt

“Grandpa would go for strolls alone through the pastures where meadowlarks and grasshoppers flew like broken-winged birds, where rabbits constructed their havens, and where…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“It’s okay if you feel like you must leave. But as the years pass and you remember our time together and you’re at a…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“I once sneered at comments like, “He fell in love,” because I was always taught that love is action. I still believe that. But…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“Grandpa stopped and looked at me. I paused, too, knowing this meant he had something important to say. His body was frail, but when…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“As a child, crisp spring afternoons were spent wading along Reedy Creek just beyond the field. Then came the heavy breeze in the autumn,…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“She was wrapped in my jacket, almost swallowed by it. You never realize how small a woman is until she wears your clothes.”

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“She shook her head, and we parted, kissing, as the first beams from the sun burst forth behind us. When I returned to my…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“I’ve learned that when people are hurting, they need a comforter, not a commentator.”

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“So we went for a stroll in Alumni Park, a grassy lawn in front of Pepperdine that overlooks the coast. Deer trickle down from…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“I went for walks across the fields in my cozy, cotton-knit shirt, my worn out jeans, and my cowboy boots. I would stand at…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“Eden hid her smile in my hand and leaned down and kissed me. I took her face in my hand, her velvety skin like…

— James Russell Lingerfelt

“Yellow swallowtail butterflies, with their charcoal striped wings, were all over the wildflowers. The woodpeckers rattled away in the trees. Two weeks ago, those…

— James Russell Lingerfelt