Truer Words Never Spoken

A portion of Luke's Prayer tonight

"Dear God...
....please help us with you for your word that you speak...
...In Jesus name,
Amen."

Haha

Mommy: *pretending to "taste" Joel* "mmm...Joel tastes good! yum yum"
Joel: giggles
Luke: "Mommy. You can't eat Joel-he's my brother."

Good quote

" People are often unreasonable and self-centered, forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have. And it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end, It is between you and God. It never was between you and them anyway."

-Mother Teresa

Quote

"When God says "no" it doesn't mean never, and when he says "wait" it doesn't mean no."

C.S. Lewis Quote

You don't have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body. - C.S Lewis

Suess

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, & those who matter don't mind.
-Dr. Suess

Quote

Tears are God’s gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow.
~Rita Schiano
(thanks to Laura H. for sharing)

Quote

"We mourn but our songs are of praise."


If you are interested in a little backstory into this quote go to my friend Ashley's blog here. It is very meaningful!

Great quote

"I'll always say my prayers...and if God doesn't answer them at once I shall know it's because He's planning something better for me."
-Heidi

C'mon Mom

Brittany: "Look! Lights!"
Luke: "Look! Trees!"
Brittany: "I was trying to show you the Christmas lights on the houses Luke."
Luke: "I was just kidding mom."

Ahh...waiting...

"Waiting patiently is suffering through the present moment, tasting it to the full, and letting the seeds that are sown in the ground on which we stand grow into strong plants."
--Henri J. M. Nouwen

HAHAHA

"You will never catch me coppers!!"
-Luke

So True. I love this.

Ruth Bell Graham's headstone reads:
“End of Construction – Thank you for your patience.”

"I love that. The sanctification process was a life long construction project for Ruth Graham. And what a humble final epithet for a woman of fame and influence. It goes back to an observation I have made over and over. Maturity in Christ always results in humility. All of us should pray for grace as we undergo our own maturing process and especially as we watch others under construction.

...the process maturing into what is already true about me. I am righteous. That became my status when I put my faith and trust in Christ. My construction process is trusting that truth and building my life around that truth.

My own construction project has been erratic. It feels like I have spent a lot time leaning on my shovel and not making much progress. But then I look back and see a lot of work has been done over the years. Someday soon the construction project will, praise God, be finished. "
-Dave Burchett

Luke on doctrine and Farkle:
"I got the doubles because God was with me! God is with me even when I farkle. He says, 'That's okay.', and I say, 'Thank you.', and He says, 'You're welcome.' "

Watch a video of Luke playing Farkle (a facebook computer game, dice game also known as "10,000")-getting his high score of 10,250 in 8 rounds!

today

Luke: "Mommy, Joel is going up the stairs."
Me (running) : "THANK YOU!"

Breakfast this morning

Luke: "After I get done eating I'm gonna throw this napkin at you Daddy....you are warned."

My Utmost for His Highest

"Never become attached to anything that continues to hurt God. For you to be freee of it, God must be allowed to hurt whatever it may be."
August 13th of My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

Good to remember

"Life is unpredictable-eat dessert first!"

really more of a question...

"If a turtle loses his shell, is he naked? Or homeless?"
Mrs. Helen's "Flair"

Source: Vegetable? Nope, fruit

"You never have to be afraid to do whats right."
-Pa Grape, Veggie Tales, Esther