"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies... the man who never reads lives only one." ~George RR Martin

 "In my library, I find a friend for every mood." ~unknown

The best things in life are free. And it's important to never lose sight of that. So look around you. Wherever you see friendship, loyalty, laughter, and love... there is your treasure. ~Neale Donald Walsch

“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.” ~Emerson

"What more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars." ~Victor Hugo

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." ~Bertrand Russell

"Whatever it is that stirs your soul, listen to that. Everything else is just noise." ~Nicole Lyons

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing." - Camille Pissarro

"Someday all they'll have are your words." ~Unknown

"In this world, since God began it there's nothing sweeter than a pomegranate." ~from some movie

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." ~Omar Khayyam

"Someday you'll be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." ~C.S. Lewis

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." -unknown

When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks, but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me, too!" be sure to cherish them. Because those weirdos are your tribe ~Sweatpants & Coffee.

“The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.”
~ G.K. Chesterton

The kiss of the sun for pardon
The song of the birds for mirth
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than any place else on earth.
~unknown

"If you'd have a mind at peace, a heart that cannot harden- go find a door that opens wide upon a lovely garden." ~ unknown

Autumn Days

When autumn days remind us that the summertime is gone
And the shadows show the sun is on the wane,
It seems so easy to forget that life continues on
As we revel in our strolls down mem'ry lane.
But then I stop to reason that living knows no season,
And realize our numbered days are few.
That's why I don't recall if summer skies were gray or blue
But live each lovely autumn day with you.
~ Francis Stroup

"As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled." ~ unknown

"Living with a belief in God, this is very far from living with God as your Beloved." ~ Ann Voskamp