Friday, December 18, 2009

Learning to Accept God's Grace

I do not understand the mystery of grace--only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us.

-Anne Lamott

Aim

Aim for the moon...even if you miss you'll land amoungst the stars.

-Unknown

Detour

The really happy man is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

-Anonymous

Inspire Courage

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.

-Alice Mackenzie Swaim

Walking Spots

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

-St. Francis of Assisi (submitted by teds314)

Spiritual Summer

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

-James Dent

Bringing Fathers and Sons Together

Don't prepare the path for the child, prepare the child for the path.

-anonymous, submitted by Kathy Roberts