“I always thought of deer as solitary
animals that weren’t very interesting.
But my goodness, that was very wrong.
The big eye-opener for me was that
they’re social. They have family groups.”
~ Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Oh, Deer
Faith
HOPE
First Sunday of Advent: HOPE
“HOPE will never fail
to satisfy our deepest need…”
~ Romans 5:5a
Secret of the Vine
“All things must come to the soul
from its roots, from where
it is planted.”
~ Saint Teresa of Avila
Pray Often
“For prayer is nothing else
than being on terms of
friendship with God.”
~ Saint Teresa of Avila
Hit the Pause Button
“Life seems but a quick succession
of busy nothings.”
~ Jane Austen
Wisdom in Forgiveness
“If you are bitter, you are like a
dry leaf that you can just squash,
and you can get blown away
by the wind. There is much more
wisdom in forgiveness.”
~ Vusi Mahlasela
Sunburst Moments
“And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon
and the hills growin’ brown and
golden under a sinkin’ sun.”
~ Roy Bean
Time Changes Things
“All we have to decide
is what to do with the time
that is given us.”
~ J. R. R. Tolkien
Autumn Speaks in a Whisper
“Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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