God is...

Before me,
Even as behind,
God is,
And all is well...
~Whittier

unsatisfied...

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. If none of my earthly pleasures satisfy it, that does not prove that the universe is fraud. Probably earthly pleasures were never meant to satisfy it, but only to arouse it, to suggest the real thing.
~C.S. Lewis, "The Weight of Glory"

quote Matthias

Sometimes it seems like God is difficult to find and impossibly far away. We get so caught up in our small daily duties and irritations that they become the only things that we can focus on. What we forget is that God's love and beauty are all around us, every day, if only we would take the time to look up and see them.
~Matthias

laughter and old age...

We don’t stop laughing

because we grow old—
we grow old

because we stop laughing.

~Michael Pritchard

Here's to staying young!....

~please note: no reptiles were harmed during the filming of this post.

heaven and earth...

The true object of all human life is play.

Earth is a task garden;

heaven is a playground.

~GK Chesterton

I can't wait to get to heaven to do the "playing" part!! No pain. No sorrow. No heartache. No anything except amazing joy in the very presence of God! What anticipation, what enthusiasm for heaven this brings to mind and heart!

But for the next couple of days, I shall make a small earthly attempt at the "play" part, as I'm off to Palm Springs for the weekend with some friends! Have a great weekend everyone! May you find a small taste of heaven in your play...