a blog by Candice Gage
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ~ The Declaration of Independence In 1776, when the founding fathers signed into existence a new country and a new… Continue reading Castles in the Air
"True contentment is a real, even an active virtue - not only affirmative but creative. It is the power of getting out of any situation all there is in it." ~ G.K. Chesterton When I came across this quote last week, I was feeling particularly introspective about the topic of contentment. It's something I've thought… Continue reading Contentment: Looking at life with the eyes of Christ
I have been before God, and have given myself, all that I am and have, to God; so that I am not, in any respect, my own … I have given myself clear away, and have not retained any thing as my own. ~ Jonathan Edwards I have always loved autumn. It is my favorite… Continue reading The Autumn of the Soul: The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away
…the anxiety that shadowed too many of my days was that I should miss the path of righteousness. Better that anxiety, perhaps, than a cavalier carelessness, but the years since have proved to me over and over again that the heart set to do the Father’s will need never fear defeat. His promises of guidance… Continue reading Standing in the Hallway
Incandescent Ink 