C. Elizabeth Quotes
... and that was when I learned that work gets done if you simply do it.
There are moments when we think nature happens just for us, and there are other moments when the ridiculousness of that notion is revealed.
Be at peace now and let the tide carry you into calm water. That is all you have to do for the moment. God bless you.
Nobody can see pain. They have no frame of reference for pain that's happening to someone else. They can only see inactivity - which they interpret as laziness.
Years of love, followed by heartache. Those are the years that define me.Those are the years that know– love’s eternity is you.
The only constant in our marriage is the edge of the cliff we're hanging on to, killing time until we tire ourselves out and give in to our inevitable collapse.
Marriage is a game. They (the anxious and powerful) set the rules. We (the ordinary and subversive) bow obediently before those rules. And then we go home and do whatever the hell we want anyhow.
The emotional place where a marriage begins is not nearly as important as the emotional place where a marriage finds itself toward the end, after many years of partnership.
Livvy noted there seemed some communal feeling between the married: any wife could be faintly rude to anyone else's husband.
I am flagrantly nuts. I can say this because I am a doctor and I know about these things.
This is not the story of my marriage. I cannot tell that story: I cannot take hold of, or lay out for anyone, the many swamps and grasses and pockets of fresh air and dank air that have gone over us.
Any man with a grain of sense knows that marriage is the only way, these days, to acquire a full-time maid who works twenty-five hours a day, with no time off and no pay except room and board. (p9)
Emerson is a remarkable person, considering that he is a man. Which is not saying a great deal.
In all marriages there is struggle and ours was no different in that regard. But we always came to the other shore, dusted off, and said, There you are, my love.
Repetition draws us into music, and repetition draws music into us.
The cracks in your heart are there so the light can shine through.
When we accept God’s invitation to commune with Him through prayer, He will transform our hearts and change our lives.
Obedience is the key ingredient in living out God’s plan for you.
Out of the will of God, there is no such thing as success, in the will of God there cannot be any failure.
Alas, the heart is not a metaphor, or at least not always a metaphor.
Beloved, there is no way to measure the continuing influence of one godly mother.
Each Christian comes from a different background, upbringing, lineage, and environment. But in Christ we are unified.
As you abide in Christ, you will have strength for today’s trials as well as for all tomorrow’s challenges.
Prayer is a mighty ministry that any believer can have—anywhere, anytime, and in any circumstance.
You and Sven and Sven. You're my family. I like you and you like me and we all helped each other back there. So isn't that family?
To last, a marriage and family must be built on love—love for God, and love for one another.
Amid the joy of raising children will be some of the hardest work you’ll ever do.
Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord.
God’s beautiful woman spares no effort to provide the best she can for her beloved family.
The wave of memory had submerged me for a whole minute, while I'd just sat staring and let it all come flooding back.
A soul of terror’d mind, shall never find thy rest. For cruelty comes with a sacrifice – one in which beholds as a hate of oneself.
Nothing else in this world can renew our minds like the Bible.
There is no better way to live God’s way than to have His Word in your heart and mind.
We cannot begin to define God's knowledge. We know, simply and profoundly, that nothing is hidden from Him or incomprehensible to Him.
God puts desires into your heart. His desires will actually become your desires, and your desires will be His.
It was not a comfortable Throne, this seat made of stone. But power was not supposed to be comfortable.
If you allow someone to control you, you surrender part of your power to them.
Between the Bible and the Holy Spirit, you have everything you need to grow spiritually. And the more you grow, the more God can use you.
We must look to God for His grace and His power to perfect godly qualities in our lives.
Do you know how long I've wanted you? You're like sunlight and water and air to me. All you need to do is walk across my line of sight and my whole world lights up.