Joys in Life

Jesus 
Books
Adventures
Going to the movies
Starting the first page of a new novel
Finding a new favorite character 
The fact that they're making a Cars 3 + Toy Story 4 + Incredibles 2 + The Croods 2
Late nights
Tea (both iced and hot, of course!)
Writing 
Starry skies
Traveling
Mountains
Crashing ocean waves
Swimming
Bubble baths
Vanilla scented candles
Ice cream
Coffees
Long drives through beautiful scenery
New places
Barnes and Noble (and their coupons ;))
Rainy days
Snow 
Christmastime
Music
Laughter
My family
Playing games
Star Wars (Yep. I like Star Wars. Quite a bit...)
My dog
Happy endings
Grace
Good friends
Just being
Breathing in fresh, chilly air
Comfy, warm coats
A new day, 'with no mistakes in it yet' (Anne Shirley, everybody.)
Pride and Prejudice
Paintbrushes + paint + canvas
Chirping birds in the forest
Oak trees
Swings
Road trips
New ideas
Warm sunshine
Pen + paper
Flowers blooming in spring
Flip flops
Cold, ripe watermelon 
Hats + ponytails
A whole new world to explore. Everyday.
Let's go on an adventure, shall we?

What are a few of your favorite things? Tea or coffee - or both? Favorite season? Oh - and what's a big fandom that you're a part of? (Star Wars and Owl City for me...)

Quote of the Week

"They did not believe that a strong mind means a mind strong enough to exercise its own powers to the ascertainment and reception of truth and the rejection of falsehood and fallacy; strong enough, under the the influence of God's love, to perceive the paths of duty in all their ramifications, and to resolve to follow them. They did not believe that a high spirit, in the true sense of the word, meant a spirit broken down altogether and brought into subjection to it's owner's, not another's, will."

- R.M. Ballantyne, Fighting the Flames

Quote of the Week

"I heard a profound comment once that fear and faith have one thing in common: They both ask you to believe in something that hasn't happened yet."

- Danny Gokey, Hope In Front of Me

Quote of the Week

"And what," continued Auberly, "would become of the fine arts if all men delighted in dirt, dust, dullness, and desks? Depend upon it, John, that our tastes and tendencies are not the result of accident; they were given to us for a purpose. I hold to it as an axiom that when a man or a boy has a strong and decided bias of partiality for any particular work that he knows something about, he has really a certain amount of capacity for that work beyond the average of men, and is led thereto by a higher power than that of man...but when a man or boy has put his hand to any style of work, and thereafter loves it and longs after it, I hold that that is the work for which he was destined, and for which he is best suited." 

- R.M. Ballantyne, Fighting the Flames

Quote of the Week

"But God does use the foolish things of the world to confound the wise. It doesn't matter who we are really, just who He is." - Martha Finley, Millie's Faithful Heart (A Life of Faith: Millie Keith #4)

Quote of the Week

"Don't do that, my boy," said Dominick; "whatever you do, don't imitate. Act well the part allotted to you, whatever it may be, according to the promptings of your own particular nature; but don't imitate." - R. M. Ballantyne, The Island Queen

Quote of the Week (A Little Late, I Know)

Quote of the Week

"Obedience is the road to freedom, humility the road to pleasure..." - C.S. Lewis

Quote of the Week

"God calls us to a wild adventure, not a tea party, my dear. I don't follow Jesus because He can give me a life without pain. I follow Him because He is good. Someday I will follow him right through death, and into our Heavenly Father's house." - Martha Finley, Millie's Unsettled Season (A Life of Faith: Millie Keith #1)

Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week

"My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right." - Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Week

"The compass needle tells the truth, Beth, even in a storm. And then one must adjust the rest of one's circumstances in accordance - even though sometimes it feels amiss. It reminds me that the Bible is like that too. It tells us the truth, and then we must adjust our thinking, our actions, to match." - Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan, When Courage Calls: A When Calls the Heart Novel (Return to the Canadian West #1)

Quote of the Week

"Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in." - Billy Sunday

Quote of the Week

"And in the end it is not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Week

"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face." - Ronald Reagan

P.S. I am sorry for not posting much lately! My new curriculum has had me on my toes, and I have been really busy every day! Hopefully I'll be posting more in the future - when I get into the rhythm of my new school! :)

Quote of the Week

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." - Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Week

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

Quote of the Week

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." - Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Week

"The law tells me how crooked I am. Grace comes along and straightens me out." - Billy Sunday

Quote of the Week

"Whatever you are, be a good one." - Abraham Lincoln