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;& when he shakes his mane, we shall have Spring again~ CS Lewis ~ I'm not really ready for Spring. It's odd but I feel betrayed by Winter. Usually, … Continue reading Springtide • Aslan Is On the Move
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Little Lighthouses
"The world is indeed full of peril, & in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, & though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater."~ JRR Tolkien // The Fellowship of the Ring Friday afternoon, I was feeling a bit out … Continue reading Little Lighthouses
Street-Talks
"So when we meet as strangers, when even friends look like strangers, it is good to remember that we need each other greatly you and I, more than much of the time we dare to imagine, more than more of the time we dare to admit."~ Frederick Buechner ~ The Hungering Dark // Yesterday, my … Continue reading Street-Talks
Death to the Shadow
"Last of all Hurin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew, Hurin cried: 'Aure entuluva! Day shall come again!' Seventy times he uttered … Continue reading Death to the Shadow
It Is Not In Vain
"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
:: Unexpected Friendships :: Pt. II
"So when we meet as strangers, when even friends look like strangers, it is good to remember that we need each other greatly you and I, more than much of the time we dare to imagine, more than much of the time we dare to admit." ~ Frederick Buechner ~ If you haven't read Pt. … Continue reading :: Unexpected Friendships :: Pt. II
:: 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
Thoughts on What Makes Life Worth Living from BBC’s Poldark
"Life holds very few things which are genuinely worth having. And if you possess them...then nothing else matters. And if you don't possess them...then everything else is worthless."~ Ross Poldark ~BBC Poldark Ross & Demelza Poldark :: my 2nd favourite fictional couple 🖤 Sometimes Ross had wise words to say in spite of himself; though … Continue reading Thoughts on What Makes Life Worth Living from BBC’s Poldark
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
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