Little House on the Ridge
a place for quotes about life, faith and learning
Gratitude
The heart that is constantly overflowing with gratitude will be safe from those attacks of resentfulness and gloom that bother so many persons. - A. W. Tozer
History
Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy. - C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
One Kind Word
Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person. - Fred Rogers
Reminders
Although the objects themselves are no replacement for the people we ache for, they are reminders of the fact that those people were here, and they mattered and will be missed. - Mike Gayle, The Museum of Ordinary People
Grateful
Every time we decide to be grateful it will be easier to see new things to be grateful for. Gratitude begets gratitude just as love begets love. - Henri Nouwen
Our King
Our King is seated.
He's not frantically pacing.
He's not anxious or nervous.
He's not unsettled or scared.
He is seated, steady, secure.
- Author Unknown
Faithful
God is who says he is. He does what he says he's going to do. You can trust him with your broken circumstances, future dreams, and everyday uncertainties. He is faithful. - Maggie Combs
Nature
There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature. - Henry David Thoreau
Home
Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love. - Nate Berkus
Prayers Weaved
The prayers we weave into the matching of socks, the stirring of oatmeal, the reading of stories, they survive fire. - Ann Voskamp
Praying
You can come boldly before your Father who is in heaven, not because of who you are, but because of what Jesus has done for you on the cross. - Fern Nichols
Heaven
The fact that our heart yearns for something that Earth can't supply is proof that Heaven must be our home. - C. S. Lewis
Every Minute
God is not wasting your time by seemingly letting something come to nothing. God knows what He is doing every minute of every day. - Elisabeth Elliot
Cannot
We cannot pray in love and live in hate and still think we are worshipping God. - A. W. Tozer
Learning
Children learn from anything and everything they see. They learn wherever they are, not just in special leaning places. - John Holt
Snow
If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow. - Author Unknown
Being in Nature
Being in nature allows the prefrontal cortex, the brain's command centre, to dial down and rest, like an overused muscle. In a natural environment, EEG brain scans show less energy coming from 'midline frontal theta waves' - a measure of conceptual thinking and sustained attention. - David Strayer, cognitive psychologist
Silence
Lord, deliver me from the urge to open my mouth when I should shut it. Give me the wisdom to keep silence where silence is wise. Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to said by me. - Elisabeth Elliot
Nature & Play
To take nature and natural play away from children may be tantamount to removing oxygen. - Richard Louv
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