"So there is hope, & it will not have been for nothing after all." ~ Demelza ~ BBC's Poldark Several months ago, a group of friends & I traipsed around Princeton in the rain. Princeton has such a vintage atmosphere and the rain only added to the old academia moodiness. It's the sort of place … Continue reading It Is Not In Vain
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:: Unexpected Friendships :: Pt. I
"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world."~ Anne Shirley ~ Growing up, I always had friends. They were built-in friends, though, & I didn't really have to work to maintain the relationships. I went to a small, … Continue reading :: Unexpected Friendships :: Pt. I
The High Importance of Beauty
"Cultivating beauty, creating order, crafting a life that celebrates goodness and innocence is not frivolous. It gives a living picture, a tangible reminder in a dark, difficult world that God is present. He is with us. He brings light. Beauty heralds hope." ~ Sally Clarkson It seems like we often equate things like writing, singing, … Continue reading The High Importance of Beauty
Till the End of the Line III || Freedom & Friendship in Captain America
"I know I'm asking a lot, but the price of freedom is high; it always has been."~ Steve Rodgers~ Captain America & The Winter Soldier Soo I've been on a lil Marvel kick lately; probably 'cause this time of year (late Spring/early Summer) usually means another Marvel movie in theatres & a trip to see … Continue reading Till the End of the Line III || Freedom & Friendship in Captain America
Yesterday’s Grief :: Reflections From A Coffee Shop Conversation
"Who knows what you have spoken in the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all your life seems to shrink?"~ Grima Wormtongue ~The Two Towers (film version) So many of us are right there with Grima's slithering words to Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings. We're lying up at night, … Continue reading Yesterday’s Grief :: Reflections From A Coffee Shop Conversation
Springtime Reflections
"Wrong will be right when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more;When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,And when he shakes his mane, we shall have Spring again." ~ CS Lewis ~The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe Saturday, I watched my neighbours unearth their … Continue reading Springtime Reflections
Idolizing The Past aka Misplaced Nostalgia
"It is a dangerous thing to romanticise the past. To drag up old memories from the depths of our hearts and fashion them into something they're not. We built a mirage from a memory and knelt before it like a false god." ~ Beau Taplin "The joy of nostalgia is that you edit the past."~ … Continue reading Idolizing The Past aka Misplaced Nostalgia
Relentless Goodness in 2020
"Grace will lead me home. Through every trial I have come; only Your grace will lead me home." ~ "Grace Will Lead Me Home" by David Dunn ~ It's been a beautiful fight, lovely humans. And it still is. Perhaps that seems like romanticizing hardship. Perhaps it seems like I'm glossing over all the horrible … Continue reading Relentless Goodness in 2020
December :: The Stubbornness of Hope ::
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” ~ The American Crisis by Thomas Paine aka T Paine, as my history teacher used to call him ~ T Paine wrote those words in December 1776, when things were topsy-turvy in our nation; it’s December 2020 and stuff’s still up in the air.These are the times … Continue reading December :: The Stubbornness of Hope ::
A Rooftop Conversation
"This song reminds me of campfires and blankets and friends and starry nights and facing fears and facing truth and what’s to come." | Anonymous Quarantine has had me returning to old favourites and old memories. Moments of reflection, sometimes painful but mostly filled with contented Joy. The Most High has been teaching me that … Continue reading A Rooftop Conversation
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