Little House on the Ridge
a place for quotes about life, faith and learning
Christianity
Christianity isn't about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world...Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved, and Jesus loved the poor, and Jesus loved the broken. - Rich Mullins
Findings
I've found that some of the happiest, most generous people in the world are the ones who have the least. - Julie Cantrell, Into the Free
Swirl & Swing
I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. - James Michener
Miracles
The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things. - Hans Christian Anderson
Change the Course
A simple act of encouragement and faith in a child can change the course of their lives. - Joy Vega
Inconvenienced
The measure of our love is the measure of our willingness to be inconvenienced. - Elisabeth Elliot
Vulnerability
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. - Brene Brown
Maker of the Waters
Maker of the waters, we ask You to speak peace over the chaos that is raging. - Kaitlyn Bouchillon
Play
Children play. Wherever we find children, we find play. They pretend. They try on life. Play is as natural to children as eating and sleeping. It is a fundamental force in growing. - Geraldine Brain Siks
God Loves You
My prayer is that the love of God will grow so deep into the soil of your life, that it will be the first thing that comes to mind when you're fearful - that God loves you. - Fern Nichols
Children Play
Children play for the same reason that water flows and and birds fly. - O. Fred Donaldson
Mustard Seed
Sometimes we are afraid that we do not have enough faith to pray for this child or that marriage. Our fears should be put to rest, for the Bible tells us great miracles are possible through the size of a tiny mustard seed. - Richard Foster
Goodness and Greatness
God, help me to focus on your goodness and greatness so I can experience true peace and wholeness. Amen. - Mark Cullen
Our Homes
Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion. - Jani Ortlund
Entrust
What, in this situation, are the things I need to entrust into God's capable and loving hands? - Paul David Tripp
Thoughts & Feelings
We can let our thoughts and feelings deplete us of strength, or we can lean fully into God and ask for Him to carry us. - Tracie Miles
Freedom
Play is, first and foremost, an expression of freedom. It is what one wants to do as opposed to what one is obliged to do. - Peter Gray
Meets Us
Right when we are at the end of long days, long lists and long sleepless nights, Jesus meets us and in Him we are tenderly, patiently, lovingly held together. So we can be ready for tomorrow. - Lisa-Jo Baker
Unimportant
There are no unimportant jobs, no unimportant people, no unimportant acts of kindness. - Author Unknown
Getting Older
I love getting older. My understanding deepens. I can see what connects. I can weave stories of experience and apply them. I can integrate the lessons. Things simply become more and more fascinating. Beauty reveals itself in thousands of forms. - Victoria Erickson
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