Janet Benlien Reeves

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“When we are running out of hope, we don’t tell Jesus how to run the world—we simply run to Jesus.” —Ann Voskamp

My First Memories of Earth Day janetbenlienreeves.com/2026/04/my-fir…

“Prayer is not asking God to do what you want; it is trusting God to do what is best.” —Max Lucado, “God Never Gives Up on You,” p. 48

Hope for a Summer Librarian janetbenlienreeves.com/2026/04/hope-f… #Books

“Your prayers trigger the ascension of angels and the downpour of power!” —Max Lucado (God Never Gives Up on You, p. 32) #prayer #quote

Exploring the difference between thankfulness and gratitude: janetbenlienreeves.com/2026/03/thankf…

“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.” —G. K. Chesterton

“She sat down at the table, a loaf of bread baking in the oven, and was comforted by the act of writing.” —Eowyn Ivey, “The Snow Child,” p. 87 #SundaySentence #Writing

What difference might this have made? What difference could it now make? janetbenlienreeves.com/2026/02/writin…

“The ancestor of every action is a thought.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

“People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” —Samuel Johnson

What My Ancestors Left Behind: What, Therefore, I Hope I'm Leaving janetbenlienreeves.com/2026/02/what-m… #CreativeNonfiction #PersonalStory #Legacy

“The time that you have with the people that you love is like a melting ice cube.” —Mel Robbins, “The Let Them Theory” #SundaySentence

“Writing is often more about listening than it is about the act of writing, so if the writing ceases, I know it is time I stop what I am attempting to, listen more, and reimagine the path.” —Anthony Cody

“If one wants to write, one simply has to organize one’s life in a mass of little habits.” —Graham Greene

“Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

“For man is never truly himself except when he is actively creating something.” —Dorothy Sayers