Previous Quotes

4/22/2010
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.
~Henry Ward Beecher

2/22/2010
In God's eyes, there are no surprises. We humans, with our limited perspective, are sometimes stunned by the events He allows. But God always has a plan and a provision.
~Unknown

12/29/2009
This is the real gift: we have been given the breath of life, designed with a unique, one-of-a-kind soul that exists forever-whether we live it as a burden or a joy or with indifference doesn't change the fact that we've been given the gift of being now and forever. Priceless in value, we are handcrafted by God, who has a personal design and plan for each of us.
~Unknown

11/4/2009
Happy people...enjoy the fundamental, often very simple things of life.... They savor the moment, glad to be alive, enjoying...the good things around them. They are adaptable; they can bend with the wind, adjust to the changes in their times, enjoy the contest of life.... Their eyes are turned outward; they are aware, compassionate. They have the capacity to love.
~Jane Canfield

1/14/2009
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
~Helen Keller

1/7/2009
Predictions for the future are fun to think about. But they aren't real. No one knows what is going to happen next except God. Open yourself to the future He has for you - even if it may not match the predictions you've made for yourself.
~ Unknown

12/5/2008
Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in as He likes.
~ Oswald Chambers

11/24/2008
Thanksgiving is a time of quiet reflection upon the past and an annual reminder that God has, again, been ever so faithful. The solid and simple things of life are brought into clear focus, so much so that everything else fades into insignificance.
~ Charles Swindoll

11/14/2008
Live today fully, expressing gratitude for all you have been, all you are right now, and all you are becoming.
~ Melody Beattie

11/03/2008
If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. It is we, of course, to whom things look "little" or "big".
~ Elisabeth Elliot

10/28/2008
The meaning of earthly existence lies, not as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of the soul.
~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn

10/20/2008
Our grandest duty undoubtedly is: not to seek for that which lies dimly in the future, but to do that which lies clearly at hand.
~ Thomas Carlyle

10/13/2008
We are accountable to God. Every task or favor someone presents us is arguably valuable, worthy, and needed. We, however, have been given only so many days and have also been given the responsibility to strive with God to fulfill His purpose in our lives. We must make a choice among a few things and make them precious gifts to give back to Him.
~ Nathan Clement

9/30/2008
Joy comes from knowing God loves me and knows who I am and where I'm going...that my future is secure as I rest in Him.
~ James Dobson

9/22/2008
To the children of God there stands, behind all that changes and can change, only one unchangeable joy. That is God.
~ Hannah Whitall Smith

9/15/2008
Not every day of our lives is overflowing with joy and celebration. But there are moments when our hearts nearly burst within us for the sheer joy of being alive.... [Like] the fresh scent of rain on a hot summer's eve-moments like [this] renew in us a heartfelt appreciation for life.
~ Gwen Ellis

9/10/2008
We need to throw ourselves open to whatever God has for us, to be able to pray "let is happen as you say," whatever that means for our lives.
~ Lori Smith

9/2/2008
A thousand voices clamor for our attention, and a thousand causes vie for our support. But until we have learned to be satisfied with fellowship with God, until He is our rock and our fortress, we will be restless with our place in the world.
~ Erwin W. Lutzer

8/28/2008
It is my calling to treat every human being with grace and dignity, to treat every person, whether encountered in a palace or a gas station, as a life made in the image of God.
~ Sheila Walsh

8/25/2008
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.
~ C.S. Lewis

8/21/2008
Genuine faith is believing that whatever decision God makes is the right one, and that He's still good.... It's trusting that God is good and His hand is at work when there's a pain in your soul that goes beyond words.
~ Lori Smith

8/14/2008
What makes life worthwhile is having a big enough objective, something which catches our imagination and lays hold of our allegiance.... What higher, more exalted, and more compelling goal can there be than to know God?
~ J. I. Packer

8/13/2008
Life is full of things we can't do anything about, but which we are supposed to do something with. He himself endured a cross and thought nothing of its shame because of the joy.
~ Elisabeth Elliot

8/11/2008
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.
~ Rose Wilder Lane

7/31/2008
At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. It's like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it's not so important happy ever after, just that it's happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away.
~ Meredith Grey

7/28/2008
Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no, it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.
~ Max Lucado