Delight 365 // Days 145 - 152

Day 145

"Well, dear, you must remember this, when you're going to fret and be low about any thing - An anxious mind is never a holy mind."

Margaret in Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

Day 146

"Look at other people through lenses of Love; see them from God's perspective."

Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Day 147

"But on you will go

though the weather be foul.

On you will go

though your enemies prowl.

On you will go

though the Hakken-Kraks howl.

Onward up many

a frightening creek,

though you arms may get sore

and your sneakers may leak. 

On and on you will hike.

And I know you'll hike far

and face up to your problems

whatever they are."

Oh, the Places You Will Go by Dr Seuss

Day 148

"For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,

And as a root out of dry ground.

He has no form or comeliness,

And when we see Him,

There is no beauty that we should desire Him."

Isaiah 53:2

Day 149

"There's too many things I haven't done yet,

Too many sunsets I haven't seen.

You can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down.

You would've thought by now

I'd have learned something."

"Many the Miles" by Sara Bareilles

Day 150

"Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones."

H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Day 151

"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it."

C.S. Lewis

Day 152

"We love others best when we love God most."

Kyle Idleman

Delight 365 // Days 135-144

Day 135

"The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places."

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Day 136

"She dances to the songs in her head, speaks with the rhythm of her heart, and loves from the depths of her soul."

Dean Jackson 

Day 137

"I love old things. They make me feel sad."

"What's good about sad?"

"It's happy for deep people."

Sally Sparrow and Kathy Nightingale in "Blink"

Day 138

"Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Day 140

"When reading, we don't fall in love the characters' appearance. We fall in love with their words, their thoughts, and their hearts. We fall in love with their souls."

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Day 141

"We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen."

D.H. Lawrence

Day 142

"All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king."

The Fellowship of the Ring

Day 143

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop

Day 144

"But I trust in Your unfailing love. My heart rejoices in Your salvation."

Psalm 13:5

Delight 365 // days 125-134

I am ashamed. I am just now starting to read Lord of the Rings. It's one of those books that I've always wanted to read but never have. When it comes to big books, though, I like to own them instead of returning them to the library before I can finish them. So, when I saw a copy of Fellowship of the Rings at Goodwill for only $0.50, I just had to pick it up. Expect to see more quotes from it as I continue reading because it is chock full of good quotes. 

Day 125

"Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly."

Susan Cain

Day 126

"Your handwriting. The way you walk. Which china pattern you choose. It's all giving you away. Everything you do shows your hand. Everything is a self portrait. Everything is a diary."

Chuck Palahniuk

Day 128

"In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord."

1 Peter 3:15

Day 129

"They seem a bit above my likes and dislikes, so to speak," answered Sam slowly. "It don't seem to matter what I think about them. They are quite different from what I expected - so old and young, and so gay and sad, as it were."

The Fellowship of the Ring

Day 130

"Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow."

The Secret Garden 

Day 131

"The more he gave away, the more delighted he became."

The Rainbow Fish by Marcis Pfister

Day 133

"I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong."

Northanger Abbey

Day 134

"I feel that as long as the shire lies behind, safe and comfortable, I shall find wandering more bearable; I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again."

Frodo, The Fellowship of the Ring

Delight 365 // days 101-122

I discovered that I had messed up the numbers somewhere along the way, so these will be off from the last post, but oh, well. The point is to take more photos and grow in my photography, not keep everything perfectly organized, right? Right. Glad we got that settled. *smile*

Day 101

"Praise and worship are the sand and cement that hold the bricks in place along life's daily pathway. Every segment of our day should be encased in praise."

Red Sea Rules by Robert J. Morgan

Day 102

"And then I realized adventures are the best way to learn."

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Day 103

My brother Jacob's birthday party.

"Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars."

Victor Hugo

Day 104

Word: renew

"In between goals is a thing called life that has to be lived and enjoyed."

Sid Caesar

Day 105

Getting support letters ready to send out for my camp ministry this summer.

“The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.”

Gordon B. Hinckley

Day 106

Word: inspired

"There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things."

Day 107

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:

“I will sing to the Lord,

For He has triumphed gloriously!

The horse and its rider

He has thrown into the sea!

The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation;

He is my God, and I will praise Him;

My father’s God, and I will exalt Him."

Exodus 15:1-2

Day 109

"Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life."

Brian Andreas

Day 110

"He is not here; for He is risen, as He said."

Matthew 28:6

Day 111

"Better to be the one who smiled than the one who didn't smile back."

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Day 112

“It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.”

Hugh Laurie

Day 113

"Don't take these moments for granted."

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Day 114

"Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand."

Stevie Wonder

Day 115

"But You are the same, 

And Your years will have no end.

The children of Your servants will continue,

And their descendants will be established before You."

Psalm 102:27-28

Day 116

"He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
 But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:29-31

Day 117

Word: pink

"Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,

Because His compassions fail not.

They are new every morning;

Great is Your faithfulness.

'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul,

'Therefore I hope in Him!'

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,

To the soul who seeks Him.

It is good that one should hope and wait quietly

For the salvation of the Lord."

Lamentations 3:22-26

Day 118

 "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire."

Hebrews 12:28-29

Day 120

Word: Day

"If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?

And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you."

Luke 12:28-31

Day 122

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

Ernest Hemingway

Delight 365 // Days 89-98

Here is the next installment of my Delight 365 challenge. I've definitely been enjoying the warmer weather and longer daylight hours. 

Day 89

"There are seven days in a week, and someday isn't one of them."

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Day 90

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Day 91

"The God if Israel said,

The Rock of Israel spoke to me:

'He who rules over men must be just,

Ruling in the fear of God.

And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, 

A morning without clouds,

Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,

By clear shining after rain.'"

2 Samuel 23:3-4

Day 93

"When I remember You on my bed,

I meditate on You in the night watches.

Because You have been my help,

Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

My soul follows close behind You;

Your right hand upholds me."

Psalm 63:6-7

Day 94

"Nobody is ever too old to dream. And dreams will never grow old."

Anne of Windy Poplars

{this photo is currently a secret; I'll post it soon}

This is a quote book that I made for this dear girl's birthday present, and I had to make sure she received it before I posted a photo. *smile*

Day 95

"When You said, 'Seek My face,'

My heart said to You, 'Your face, LORD, I will seek.'"

Psalm 27:8

Day 96

"When I see the winter turning into spring

It speaks to this heart of mine more than anything.

Underneath a blanket of snow, cold and white,

Something is stirring in the still of the night.

"And maybe my eyes can't see,

But You are surrounding me.

Here in the wind and rain, the things that I know.

Tender and sweet, and strong as my need,

I know the voice, I know the touch.

Lover of my soul."

"Lover of My Soul" by Amy Grant

Day 97

"Even the most menial tasks, if undertaken for God's glory, are holy."

Red Sea Rules by Robert J. Morgan

Day 98

"The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life."

Jessica Hische