Frogs

But God is good. He has his plan and it is not to make this metamorphosis easy. Just certain. There are a thousand lessons to be learned in the process. Nothing is wasted. Life is not on hold waiting for the great coming-out. That's what larvae do in the cocoon. But frogs are public all the way though the foolishness of change. --John Piper

*This* is Why.

He didn't die so that I could go to heaven. He saw me; He chose me; from the foundation of the world He knew me. In the crazy, mixed-up love He calls grace, He pursued me from the beginning of time, knowing my fall, planning my salvation, dying so that, yes, I could go to heaven, but that is only amazing because I will spend all eternity worshiping the love that first loved me. --Bailey

Remember:

This is not our Home.

Hugs

Hugging is all natural. it's organic, naturally sweet, has no artificial ingredients, environmentally friendly, and is 100% wholesome. (From Holly Hutcheson's status)

Sacrifice

The law of sacrifice says that you cannot get something you want, without giving up something in return. In order to attain something you believe is of greater value, you must give up something you believe is of lesser value.

How to be Peaceful in Any Situation

"My advice, therefore, is this: When at any time your hearts begin to storm and fret at your condition, sit down and seriously consider Who it is that orders that condition. Let your thoughts dwell upon that, and see if it be not to your advantage for the suppressing of all undue perturbations of mind." --Thomas Jacombe

Random Quotes From Rebeka

Okay, so not all of them are from Rebeka directly, but I found these on her twitter page thingie.)

"Here is a test to find out whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn’t."

Only one life, twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.

May God grant you a dream so humanly impossible that its improbable success can only point to his glory, not your own.

"A woman should be a walking, talking human instead of a make-up counter."

"One of the biggest forms of flattery is knowing that just by being your normal, wonderful self, you make someone fall in love with you."

"To follow Jesus is to go to war." -Ralph D. Winter

I didn't fall. I attacked the floor.

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering"

I’m not a doctor and I don’t know the technical terminology, but I do know that sunshine activates our happiness glands.

“Jogging is very beneficial. It’s good for your legs and your feet. It’s also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed."

"Oh darling, let's be adventurers."

“You see, there’s responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be."

"I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to or worse someone I can’t be silent with."