Emily

“When you stop to smell roses, be careful not to inhale bee.”
― Trixie Koontz, Bliss to You: Trixie's Guide to a Happy Life

“All too frequently in today's world, a Christian is defined on the basis of the horizontal relationship between oneself and "neighbor" rather than the vertical relationship with Deity. In this distorted view of Christianity, our relationship with others becomes more important than loving God, having faith in Christ, and being a devoted disciple of His gospel. If God isn't first, sooner or later He will simply be a nice embellishment to our lives. When we put God first, we are empowered to love each other better, even if our love is not at first understood. The trouble is that too often we ignore things that should be first in our lives and go after secondary things, thereby losing both.”
― Camille Fronk Olson, Mary, Martha, And Me: Seeking the One Thing That Is Needful

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
― Terry Pratchett

“When Abraham was confronted with a promise and a command from God which seemed to contradict each other, he did what we all should do: he obeyed the command and let God take care of the promise. God was more than able to do this.”
― David Guzik, Hebrews