Bird Song

“A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” 

-Maya Angelou

Shayna

Why do we think that hate's going to change their heart?

We're up in arms over wars that don't need to be fought

But pride won't let us lay our weapons on the ground

We build our bridges up but just to burn them down

We think pain is owed apologies and then it'll stop

But truth be told it doesn't matter if they're sorry or not

Freedom comes when we surrender to the sound of mercy and Your grace,

Father, send Your angels down

-Tenth Avenue North, Losing

Think What You Want

“When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. 

If they care enough to bother with what I do, 

then I'm already better than them.” 

-Marilyn Monroe

Books

“It is books that are a key to the wide world; 

if you can't do anything else, read all that you can.” 

-Jane Hamilton

Everyday

“So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.”

- Nicholas Sparks The Notebook

Merry Christmas

"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."

- Calvin Coolidge

A Beautiful Season

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

- Norman Vincent Peale

The Meaning of Christmas

You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. 

Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it. 

- Caroline Kennedy

Grow Old With Me

As we grow older together, As we continue to change with age, 

There is one thing that will never change. . . 

I will always keep falling in love with you 

- Karen Clodfelder

Women and Men

“Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.” 

-Joseph Conrad

Be Vulnerable

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.” 

- C.S. Lewis The Four Loves

Passionate and Crazy

Unless it's mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it's a waste of your time. 

There are too many mediocre things in life. 

Love shouldn't be one of them.

-Dream For An Insomniac

Shoes

“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” 

-Marilyn Monroe

Light and Dark

“We've all got both light and dark inside us. 

What matters is the part we choose to act on. 

That's who we really are.” 

- J.K. Rowling

Deal With It

Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.”

-Sarah Dessen, This Lullaby

Love and Happiness

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person 

is essential to your own.” 

-Robert A. HeinLein, Stranger in a Strange Land

Like A Woman

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; 

it jumps from admiration to love, 

from love to matrimony in a moment.” 

-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Sources

“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources” 

- Albert Einstein

Misbehave

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” 

- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

No Fear

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. 

A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” 

-Mark Twain

Imagine Always

“Everything you can imagine is real.” 

-Pablo Picasso