Divine Burning

"He will shake heaven and earth, that only the unshakable may remain: He is a consuming fire, that only that which cannot be consumed may stand forth eternal. It is the nature of God, so terribly pure that it destroys all that is not pure as fire, which demands like purity in our worship. He will have purity. It is not that the fire will burn us if we do not worship thus; yea, will go on burning within us after all that is foreign to it has yielded to its force, no longer with pain and consuming, but as the highest consciousness of life, the presence of God." -George MacDonald

George MacDonald An Anthology by C.S. Lewis

An inspiring challenge:

"Reformation is an icy path which cowards prefer to have well beaten by others before they venture out on it. But sincerity is made of better metal. It is like a true traveler - no weather gets bad enough to stop him after he has determined to make the trip. And the upright man does not stand around looking for loopholes or letting discouragement fester, but takes his orders from God's Word."

The Christian in Complete Armor by Gurnall

I Spy...

......a sweet little bunny in a garden of ivy!

The winter weather has been everything one imagines winter weather to be: snow upon snow and blustering cold. I hear a lot of wishes for warmth now. But I am honestly rather enjoying it. I feel this mixture of savoring winter and anticipating spring (which is such a long time away). I guess I prefer a white weathery winter to a brown mucky one and don't want to spend my time pining for the future...it comes and goes too furiously fast. Of course, I am indulging in some spring fever stuff...like replanting my pots (oops, I mean repotting my plants) and pulling out flowery china to use. I also still have a small Christmas tree lit up in the livingroom...what can I say...I just want a little bit of everything! I have definitely been couped up in my house a little too much this week due to the below zero temps (I hate to take Cedric out in them if I don't have to), but I'm trying to keep myself motivated with baking, laundry, reading, letter writing, etc. And obviously, I can't resist my sweet little pumpkin when he calls for attention!

This bittersweet life has my head spinning. I'm loving it, I'm struggling through it, I'm failing, I'm finding victory. It's fascinating and dull at the same time. I do wish I was a glorious author right now...because I feel like I'd like to say so much about life and about my dear Savior who is refining this princess-and-the-pauper heart of mine.