I've searched a thousand places for someone to steady me. But only Scripture fills the ache, calms the storm, and makes my heart sing again. - Angel Chua Elloren
Little House on the Ridge
a place for quotes about life, faith and learning
Carry Light
Lord, please bring the plans of the wicked to nothing. Please strengthen the hands of those that carry light. - Heather Thompson Day
Gestures
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference. - John Wooden
Written Word
The beauty of the written word is that it can be held close to the heart and read over and over again. - Florence Littauer
Redemptive Love
God's redemptive love turns our lowest moments into powerful testimonies. - Brittany Tate
Certainty
When uncertainty swirls around me, I can stand on the certainty of God's Word. - Sarah E. Frazer
Relying on God
Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done. - C. S. Lewis
Fingerprints of Heaven
Don't feel discouraged if the mission seems too big. It's a good sign that it's got the fingerprints of heaven on it. - Kathryn Scott
Prayer
Do not think that your prayer, however weak or trembling, will be unheard. - Charles H. Spurgeon
Handwritten Letter
A handwritten letter is a quiet rebellion against a fast and forgetful world. It says, "I slowed down for you." Each stroke of pen is a gesture of care, a whisper of presence, a way of saying, "You matter enough for this." - Author Unknown
Reasons
There are reasons that we are where we are and who we are, and they aren't random. - Francis Chan
Pain
Pain is a wildly effective tutor. Physical or of the heart, discomfort will either teach us to run to our own limited resources or God's endless reservoir. Sometimes we act like the goal is: To look to any and all options besides falling on the mercy of God to get us through. But the truth is: There is no freedom, no greener pasture, no hope on the horizon that sustains like keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus. - Ruth Chou Simons
Your Mess
When I was first diagnosed, I wasn't going to tell anyone. But my mother's advice was to 'make your mess your message'. I learned that it takes a lot of courage to get up and to know that the best is yet to come. - Robin Roberts
Dog
Thorns may hurt you, man desert you, sunlight turn to fog;
but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.
- Douglas Malloch
Smiling
Smiling doesn't necessarily mean you're happy. Sometimes it just means you're strong. - Author Unknown
Thoughts
I jot ideas down in the notebook, not because I’m worried I’ll forget them, but because there’s something about translating thoughts into writing that helps me deepen and develop my ideas. - John Claude Bemis
Ugly Ducklings
I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks. - Maeve Binchy
Tears
Tears aren't too much. They're the way your heart speaks when words are not enough. - Jenny Meilihove
Cheers on the Other Side
We hear tears loudly on this side of heaven. What we don't take time to contemplate are the even louder cheers on the other side of death's valley. - Zig Ziglar
From His Perspective
As women, we tend to be more critical of ourselves. We need to learn to see our beauty and worthiness from God's perspective, not our own. - Angie Perschall
Make Up Your Mind
It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. - L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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