a monday quote + snowy frames.

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” 

― Lewis Carroll

a quote + some snowy frames for your monday,

xoxo. -m

a never-to-be-forgotten summer.

“all in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.”  

― l.m montgomery, anne's house of dreams

it was a summer filled with new places, new discoveries, old friends, good laughter, and beautiful times.
hello autumn! you're looking lovely already.
 xx. -m

two frames + a quote

"And I pray that you no longer seek happiness from the past, but rather you set your sails forward, to a land that is pure and wonderful. I pray that you no longer stare into the shallows of empty promises, but that you dive into the depth of an ocean of guarantees. May you feel the winds of hope, smell the scent of joy, may your heart be alive again, as it was meant to be. For you are with a better captain, you are a true sailor, a true leader; You are sailing with Christ, and He is always sure to lead us home."
- T.B. LaBerge // Go Now

(this space has been pretty empty of late, but i promise i have a really good explanation. i spent an entire week in yellowstone national park + grand teton national park without any wifi connection and then i started school two days after we came home, and i had family come in for the weekend, plus spending a day with my bestie. basically, i have 2,300 pictures to wade through + edit, but man, life is beautiful.)

xoxo. -m

an update of sorts + a quote

  oh hey, remember this post? well, I've been wanting to read Crazy Love by Francis Chan ever since I read an article about it. and this last week I happened to log into my amazon account and I realized it was on my kindle shelf. I'm not much for reading books online, the real version is so much better. But I decided to at least start on it. Once I got started there was no stopping, I read the entire thing in less than an hour. It was so so  good. and the quotes are amazing.

 (nah, me? a quote addict? never. okay, maybe yes.a lot. ;)) 

ever since I've read it, I have been processing and praying about some things. that's one of the reasons for my absence around here. also, I've been lacking some inspiration lately. I don't know how many times I've started a post, but ended starring at the wide screen with the little blinking line. I've also been a bit stressed with school, and just normal life. Most of the stuff I am stressing about will be over this week though, so I can get back to blogging. 

so basically this is a post telling you to go read Crazy Love and that I am not dead. :)

xxx

marcia

p.s. thanks for all your comments on my last post. you guys made me laugh and it was basically a big homeschooler party. 

(I should have made cupcakes! ;))  >>hugs<<

favorites of a quote junky

{photo by yours truly}

“I've loved you ever since the day you broke your slate over my head”  -Gilbert Blythe

 "It left us speechless, quite speechless I tell you, and we have not stopped talking of it since."

 -Miss Bates (from Emma, 2009)

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads only lives one." 

-George RR.R.  Martin

"You cannot love a fellow creature fully until you love God." -C.S.Lewis

‎"Don't you say you don't have any time, you have the same number of hours per day that were given 
to Helen Keller, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." 

-H. Jackson Brown  {and each day comes with 86,400 seconds}

“That's the worst of girls," said Edmund to Peter and the Dwarf. "They never can carry a map in their heads." 

"That's because our heads have something inside them," said Lucy.” 

 -C.S. Lewis


"Our fingerprints never fade from the lives we've touched."
-Robert Pattinson

"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
-Mark Twain


"Enjoy every single moment. The good, the bad, the beautiful, the ugly, the inspiring, the not-so-glamorous moments and thank God through it all."
-Meghan Matt


"Don't let your happiness depend on something you may lose."
-C.S. Lewis


"There is nothing like staying home for real comfort."
-Jane Austen

Got a favorite?

inspiration via quotes

Yes, this is a long over due post... just a second. *runs and gets her quote book*  I mentioned posting some quotes on here, and I got some prodding, so you asked for it ;)

I do believe quotes are one of my favorite things ever! *happy sigh* 

"Jesus is everything, if it weren't for Him, I'd have no goodness at all." -Jackie Pullinger 

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“Oh, it's delightful to have ambitions. I'm so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them-- that's the best of it. Just as soon as you attain to one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.”  

-Anne of Green Gables

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“I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.”  -Elisabeth Elliot

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“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” 

 -Louisa May Alcott

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 “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” 

 -Louisa May Alcott

entering into Lucia's 

"I have but one passion - it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ." 

-Count Zinzindorf

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“Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?” -Little Women

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“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”  -Little Women

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“Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world.”  -Anne of Green Gables

(I don't have a specific reason for thinking this photo is true, but when I look at this Hebrews 12:2

"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." )

p.s. you can win a camera here!!!

i've got a full heart

for some random reason tonight, my heart is full...I am in a whimsical mood, and feel like reading my Anne books or maybe Narnia...I am sitting here smiling for "no" reason..well, I guess I am listening to Christmas music. :) And just because I feel like it, I'm going to share a {ton} of quotes I love. {Did I ever say that I am really obsessed with quotes? well if I didn't: I am!}

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me"

-C.S Lewis

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another:"What! You too? I thought I was the only one." 

-C.S Lewis

"I feel as though someone's handed me the moon...and I don't exactly know what to do with it."

-Anne Shirley

Gilbert Blythe: "What are you thinking?"

Anne: "I'm afraid to speak or move for fear that all this wonderful beauty will just vanish...like a broken silence."

"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."

-G.K Chesterton

"I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time-waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me."

-C.S Lewis

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world."

-Oscar Wilde

"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go."

-Abraham Lincoln

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well, good night, dear hearts.

Marcia

30 Day Challenge - {Day 5}

Photo #5 Isn't this a cute deer? He was so adorable.

Question #5: What is your favorite quote?

Oh, boy that is really hard......currently it is this one

"The fact that I'm a woman doesn't make me a different type of Christian, but the fact that I'm Christian does make me a different type of woman! - Elizabeth Elliot"

But, I've got a ton more that are totally A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!

Signing off,

A Quote for a Thought ♥

This quote from "Facing the Giants" has been running through my head all day yesterday and today. I don't know why, it's just there. Anyways, I thought I'd share it, maybe it will "plague" someone else. :)

"God has gifted you with the ability of leadership don't waste it! Can I count on you?" -Grant

"Yes!" -Brock