Mona Hodgson > Mona's Quotes

“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.”
― Danny Kaye

“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.”
― Mary Kay Ash

“Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.”
― Lauren Bacall, By Myself and Then Some

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”
― Warren Buffett

“Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.”
― Annie Dillard

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

“Perhaps this is what it was all about. Leaning on God when life made no sense, as well as when the answers seem clear.”
― Tracie Peterson, A Lady of Secret Devotion

“Often admitting our weakness and fear is the first step to finding rest in God. Our trust in Him isn't conveyed though superhuman confidence as much as it comes in the way of childlike reliance on Him.”
― Tracie Peterson, Morning's Refrain

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
― Herbert Bayard Swope

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
― C.S. Lewis

“The first draft is your “vomit onto the keyboard” draft, wherein your task is to simply keep moving and outrun your doubts.”
― Sean Platt, Write. Publish. Repeat.:

“While some dismiss the Bible as a dusty old book, I view its pages as portals to adventure. Not only is the book chock-full of clever plots and compelling stories, but it’s laced with historical insights and literary beauty. When I open the Scripture, I imagine myself exploring an ancient kingdom . . . With every encounter, I learn something new about their life journeys and am reminded that the Bible is more than a record of the human quest for God: it’s the revelation of God’s quest for us.” - Scouting the Divine”
― Margaret Feinberg

“I call them sacred echoes because I noticed that throughout my relationships, daily life, and study, the same scripturally sound idea or phrase or word will keep reappearing until I can no longer avoid its presence." -The Sacred Echo”
― Margaret Feinberg

“God is constantly on the move. I cannot stay where I am and follow God at the same time; responding requires movement.”
― Margaret Feinberg, Hungry for God: Hearing God's Voice in the Ordinary and the Everyday

“Whenever God thinks of you, he has your best interests in mind; he has plans to take you further, deeper, and higher than you ever dreamed. This process begins when you seek God and spend time with him. Look for every opportunity to know God. Consider your daily schedule. What does it include? A workout at the gym? A trip to the post office? A lunch hour? A commute? Look for ways to include God in your activities. Invite God to accompany you by talking together. Look for moments- even if it's only ten or twenty seconds- to steal away with him. God will reward your efforts as you reshape your inner life to be focused around him. As you seek God, you will find yourself abiding in him." -Hungry for God”
― Margaret Feinberg, Hungry for God: Hearing God's Voice in the Ordinary and the Everyday

“Hunger for God compels us to seek the Lord. At times our desire for God overcomes our physical desires, and the ache for God is palpable. Throughout the Scriptures, God is faithful to reward those who search for him. Written during one of King David's low points, while living on the run in the wilderness, he cries, "Oh God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Though David hides in the wilderness, he doesn't stay there physically or spiritually. When we seek God with our whole hearts and souls, he promises to reveal himself to us." -Hungry for God”
― Margaret Feinberg, Hungry for God: Hearing God's Voice in the Ordinary and the Everyday

“And like an echo, God often uses the repetitive events and themes in daily life to get my attention and draw me closer to himself." - The Sacred Echo”
― Margaret Feinberg, The Sacred Echo

“God’s wisdom, true wisdom, is essential to living the life we were designed to live. Apart from God and his wisdom, we can spend a lot of time and energy getting lost, or worse, asking for directions from people who only pretend to know the way.”
― Margaret Feinberg, The Organic God

“people today know a lot more about how to become a Christian than about how to be one.”
― Margaret Feinberg, Hungry for God: Hearing God's Voice in the Ordinary and the Everyday

“As we come to the end of ourselves, we open the door to discovering the One who created us anew. The One who can whisper to us who we really are as we pilgrim toward our truest and deepest selves.”
― Margaret Feinberg, Fight Back With Joy: Celebrate More. Regret Less. Stare Down Your Greatest Fears.

“when journeying with God some of the best parts of any pilgrimage are the detours.”
― Margaret Feinberg, Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God