Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent Van Gogh
Little House on the Ridge
a place for quotes about life, faith and learning
Character and Goodness
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. - Anne Frank
Best Moments in Reading
The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you'd thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you've never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it's as if a hand has come out, and taken yours. - Alan Bennett
Circumstances
God loves to take circumstances and situations that you and I may consider a lost cause and redeem them. - Julie Barnhill
Having a Dog
Having a dog will bless you with many of the happiest days of our life, and one of the worst. - Author Unknown
Whisper
Whisper a prayer and know that God understands what's in our hearts, even when we do not. - Anna Rendell
Through a Child's Eyes
If we experienced life through the eyes of a child, everything would be magical and extraordinary. Let our curiosity, adventure and wonder of life never end! - Akiane Kramarik
Strengthening
When you look back at your history, you won't just see the moments you felt like quitting or moments of uncertainty. You should look back on your life with the knowledge that even when you felt as though you could not continue on, God was strengthening you. - Sarah Jakes Roberts
March Days
It was one those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Undone
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. - Lin Yutang
Time
You need time to think, time to dream, time to talk, and time to do nothing at all. - Brooke McAlary
Rest
Sometimes the most important thing in the whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. - Etty Hillesum
Friends
I love the story of the four amazing friends who came together and brought their paralyzed buddy to Jesus! Jesus saw their faith and healed their friend! Surround yourself with the type of friends who know your needs and stop at nothing to get you before the feet of the healer. - Jason Powell
Holding Your Hand
Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand. - Richelle E. Goodrich
Courage
I always thought being brave was for grown-up heroes doing big, daring deeds. But mama says that sometimes courage is just an ordinary boy like me doing a small thing, as small as picking up a pencil. - Deborah Hopkinson, Steamboat School
Home
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Glorifying Him
Life isn't about finding ourselves, it's about glorifying God. - Jennifer A. Marshall
Rest in Him
Sometimes there are things in life we can't fix, we can't change, and we can't manage. Rest is what we experience when we stop trying to fix our problems and fix our eyes on God instead. You can trust Him with any problems you face - and He will give you rest. - Jennifer Rothschild
Peace in Nature
I think the greatest gift we can give children is the confidence to go out into the woods, jump in the lake, climb that tree, and just feel at peace out there. - Julie Cantrell, Into the Free
Begin
If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin. - Ivan Turgenev
Peace
Worry is belief gone wrong because you don't believe that God will get it right. Peace is belief that exhales because you believe that God's provision is everywhere - like air. - Ann Voskamp
Jesus at the Center
While I want to equip my children to be well-rounded, responsible adults, I must not miss the most important thing. Of all the things I teach my children, I must place their relationship with Jesus at the top of the list. - Lysa TerKeurst, Am I Messing Up My Kids?...and Other Questions Every Mom Asks
Childhood
Childhood is not preparation for life; childhood is life. A child isn't getting ready to live; a child is living. - John A. Taylor
You
You're not created to be perfect. You're created to be a person. - Holley Gerth, You're Loved No Matter What
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