Those Words Again

               I hope to find some of this color soon! It's so hard waiting for the leaves to change.

I was sitting here waiting for the leaves to change color, and it started me thinking about snow. It just did. I decided I would do a Shutterfly book with my pictures of snow, and started the process this morning.

While I was looking through my journals to find quotes and stories about snow, my eyes feasted on other entries I've written down. My heart was encouraged and I laughed! so I thought I'd share some with you!

These are from Carol's Thoughtful Book, 2008-2009:

"John Bunyan was once asked a question about heaven which he could not answer because the matter was not revealed in the Scriptures. He advised the inquirer to live a holy life, then go and see."

"Is any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a fire?" C. S. Lewis

"Prescription for a happier and healthier life: resolve to slow your pace; learn to say no gracefully; resist the temptation to chase after more pleasures, hobbies and more social entanglements; then 'hold the line' with the tenacity of a tackle for a professional football team." James C. Dobson

"I am now officially too old to die young. It is the autumn of life and all of my organs have headed south. It takes longer to rest than to get tired. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. Life isn't about young and old; it's about dead and alive--and I'm alive." Charles Lowery

"Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words." Carl Gustav Jung (oh how I relate!)

"I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and the pleasure." Woodrow Wilson

"Always do right. This will surprise some people and astonish the rest." Mark Twain

"Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity." Charles R. Swindoll

"Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone, and the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone." Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich

"Little strokes fell great oaks." Benjamin Franklin

"It rained so hard that all the pigs got clean, and all the people dirty." Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

"The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those who sang best." Unknown

"Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. 'Pooh?' he whispered. 'Yes, Piglet?' 'Nothing' said Piglet, taking Pooh's hand. 'I just wanted to be sure of you.'"

"Writing is not easy for most of us. Dr. Gaines Dobbins . . . was a prolific writer. Someone said to him: 'You must enjoy writing.' He responded, 'No. I enjoy having written.' (I identify)

Now, have those leaves changed color yet?