Betsy—I have many favorite quotes I refer to from time to time. My grandmother was a wealth of wisdom, and her pearls (originally in Spanish) are often quoted around here. When children got a little too silly, we would say, “A little bit is funny, a lot is not!” When we were teaching our children to say “Yes, Ma’am” or “No, Sir” (rather than just “yes” and “no,”) we would say, “Put a dress on your ‘yes’ and clothes on your ‘no’s!” And a very valuable and favorite quote relates to watching what we say. It was written in the 1800’s by Caroline Ingalls. “If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care; to whom you speak; of whom you speak; and how, and when, and where.”
Bianca—I actually have a typed document on the computer with 25 pages of quotes that I have read over the past few years! So I’m having a hard time picking just a few to share! One of my favorites that I read in the book “Do Hard Things” by Alex and Brett Harris is, “True courage is not the absence of fear. It is refusing to allow fear to control your actions.”~Gregg Harris (the twins’ father.) I also like the following quote from the book “Jesus Freaks—Revolutionaries” by dc Talk, ““If our Christianity has cost us nothing, then how much is it really worth?” This quote by Jim Elliot is another favorite, “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Corrie Ten Boom shared much wisdom in this quote, ““Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
Ben—“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy.
Rubia—I like the following quote by C.S. Lewis, ““A woman’s heart should be so close to God that a man should have to chase Him to find her.”~C.S. Lewis
Roma—I like the acronym “THINK.” Is what I am going to say “True, Helpful, Important, Necessary, and Kind?” I’m not sure who came up with it, but it is a helpful thing to remember!
Josiah—“Do to others what you would have them do to you.” (The Golden Rule, from Luke 6:31)
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