Isabel

“If we waited till we saved up enough for air conditioning, if we waited for Bill to finish repairing the brick walls, if we waited till our children were less in the way or our energy levels less depleted, we would lose out on that glimpse, that foretaste, that reflection of the long-desired day when God’s coming kingdom has fully come. We might forget that life’s sweetest moments are not so far off, nor so difficult to achieve.”
― Christie Purifoy, Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace

“I loved silver trees. He loved salty waves. We looked at both through eyes of love, which means, I think, that we each saw what God sees.”
― Christie Purifoy, Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace

“The divine attributes are what we know to be true of God. He does not possess them as qualities; they are how God is as He reveals Himself to His creatures. Love, for instance, is not something God has and which may grow or diminish or cease to be. His love is the way God is and when He loves He is simply being Himself.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy

“a common mistake we make is to assume that the right thing will be an easy thing. Even the Promised Land was full of intimidating giants. God may choose places for us, but he invites us to participate in the making of them, and this participation requires the kind of faith and courage that can look a great deal like foolishness.”
― Christie Purifoy, Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace