““Aunt Mare, do you ever wish you’d had a different life? Something not so…hard?” “Sometimes. But then the hard is what makes us who we are. The hard is usually what God uses to draw us closer…If I have to choose between what’s easy or what will bring me closer to Him, I pray my choice will be Him.” “That’s a scary prayer.” “Tell me about it.” A hint of a smile pulled up the corner of Sara’s mouth. “But you pray it anyway.””
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