"Blessed are the Poor In Spirit"

 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

~Matthew 5:3 NIV

No Act of Kindness is too Small

 "No Act of Kindness, No Matter How Small Is Ever Wasted."

~Aesop

Take Heart

 

In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world.

~John 16:33 NIV

Creator of the ends of the earth

 ...The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

~Isaiah 40:28-29 NIV

Find Rest for Your Souls

 Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give your rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

~Matthew 11:28-29 NIV

The Friend of Silence

 "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.  God is the friend of Silence...We need silence to be able to touch souls."

~Mother Teresa

Ask for the Ancient Paths

 Thus says the Lord:  "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls."

~Jeremiah 6:18 ESV

God's Handwriting

 

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything Beautiful, for Beauty is God's Handwriting."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wait and Hope

 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.  He is not here; he has risen."  Matthew 28:5-6  NIV

Steadfast Spirit

 Create in me a pure heart, O God.  And renew a steadfast Spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10

Our Refuge

 God is our refuge and strength.  A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1

"I am with you always"

 "I am with you always, even to the end of the age"

Matthew 28:20

"Before the Mountains were brought forth"

 

Before the mountains were brought forth,
 or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world. 
 even from everlasting to everlasting.  Thou art God.
Psalm 90:2

Unshakable

 The mountains may shift, and the hills may be shaken, but my faithful love won't shift from you, and my covenant of peace won't be shaken, says the Lord, the one who pities you.  Isaiah 54:10 CEB

Grace's High Falls

 

"Winter Lives When Beauty Dies"

 "Goodness, Time's rude hand defies, And winter lives when beauty dies."

~Henry Kirke White

"The Best Things in Life can never be kept"

 "The best things in life can never be kept; They must be given away.  A Smile, a kiss, and Love."

~Robert Browning

Faith is Believing

 

"Faith is believing what we cannot prove."

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

"What the Sunshine is to the Flower"

"What the sunshine is to the flower, the Lord Jesus Christ is to my soul."

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

 

Hope Smiles

 

"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'.

~Alfred Lord Tennyson

If I Had a Flower

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever."

 ~Alfred Lord Tennyson

"To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind is not to die"

"Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear, just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer.  To Live in Hearts we leave behind is not to die"  

~Thomas Campbell

The Sound of Water

 

Collection of Moments

 

Song of the Trees II

 

Song of the Trees

 

Big Witch Overlook