“We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner-time; keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, “Oh, nothing!” Pride helps; and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our hurts— not to hurt others.”― George Eliot, Middlemarch
Nothing more inspirational than a suffering soul singing like a bird in a thorn bush…
Thy will be done!
Heart felt communication
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ―William Wordsworth
A spoken word from the heart penetrates so deeply and so beautifully…tell your spouse and your children how much you love them, sincerely and often!
Sharpening the saw
Holy Friendships
“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” Dorothy Day
Besides having Christ as your best friend, find your band of brothers and sisters who both inspire and challenge you to reach your potential as a Christian leader…friends whose selflessness push you out of yourself and towards serving others!
Marian devotion
Patient endurance
“Crock-pot” thinking
Rainbows
“Without the rain there would be no rainbow.” G.K. Chesterton