Nothing else but seeing God in everything can make us loving and patient with those who annoy us. When we realize that they are only the instruments for accomplishing His purpose in our lives, we will actually be able to thank them [inwardly] for the blessings they bring us.

Be not afraid of rowing slowly. Be afraid of standing still.

For the mother is and must be, whether she knows it or not, the greatest, strongest and most lasting teacher her children have.

My soul was always so full of aspirations, that a God was a necessity to me. I was like a bird with an instinct of migration upon me, and a country to migrate to was as essential as it is to the bird

Of all hateful occupations, housekeeping is to my mind the most hateful.

Somehow even tragedies seem less tragical, when you are the actors in them, than they look to outsiders

Once I knew what it was to rest upon the rock of God's promises, and it was indeed a precious resting place, but now I rest in His grace. He is teaching me that the bosom of His love is a far sweeter resting-place than even the rock of His promises.