I will play fairies, and princess with you. I will dress up and I will invent with you, I will draw my sword with you. We will be kings and queens, we will be indians and cowboys. To me they’re just games, but you, you believe you can be anything!

You believe what you hear, you will envisage and you will create. You do not know what we call, ‘reality.’ Your reality is: whatever you want it to be, and you live faithfully and with hope. You see, that is what we learn from you. You teach us faith, you teach us hope. You tell us to keep believing. I wonder why it is such that when we grow older our faith and hope often dwindles. Why is our reality limited to what is tangible? I do not want life to be any less than what it can be. Believe BIG, live Big.

character building..

that is what it is. that’s what it all is.

A Godly woman:

simply-to-the-cross-i-cling:

nonelikejesus:

  • Always Seeks to be Modest in Her Dress
  • Always Seeks to be Holy in Her Conduct 
  • Always Seeks to be Truthful in Speech and Motives
  • Seeks to be Gentle and Quiet
  • Seeks to Care for the Home
  • Seeks to Serve Others
  • Strives to be a Person Who Can be Trusted
  • Seeks to be Prudent in Financial Matters
  • Seeks to be a Hard Worker
  • Seeks to Do the Right Thing and Have a Good Reputation
  • Seeks to Internalize Biblical Wisdom
  • Seeks to Live Out the Secrets of Womanhood

This is so lovely, it reminds me of a lovely passage from Song of Songs 4:12-15

   12 A garden enclosed
      Is my sister, my spouse,
      A spring shut up,
      A fountain sealed.
       13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates
      With pleasant fruits,
      Fragrant henna with spikenard,
       14 Spikenard and saffron,
      Calamus and cinnamon,
      With all trees of frankincense,
      Myrrh and aloes,
      With all the chief spices—
       15 A fountain of gardens,
      A well of living waters,
      And streams from Lebanon.

(Source: hisreality)

(Reblogged from simply-to-the-cross-i-cling)

“Do I possess the house in which I live? No, it is only on loan to me from God while I remain in that place. Do I possess the clothes I wear? No, they are on loan to me until they wear out, or until I give them away to someone in greater need. Do I possess this body that you see before you? No, it was lent to me by God when I was born, and He will take it back when I die. Do I possess the mind that is composing the words that I speak? No, that too was lent by God at my birth and will go when I die. So do I possess anything? Yes, I possess the virtues which during my life have grown and flourished within my soul. Inasmuch as I have grown in love, I possess love. Inasmuch as I have grown in faith, I possess faith. Inasmuch as I have grown in gentleness, I possess gentleness. These things are immortal; they are divine gifts which God will not take away, because He wants heaven itself to be filled with virtue. And, of course, I possess my soul, in which these virtues have their roots.”

— St. John Chrystostom

Fin.

Am currently cruising on the Pacific Sun with my family and a few other church families. As we sail, we are engulfed by a carpet of endless sea and I marvel at the works of Your hands.
You can’t walk in a straight line on the ship if you tried, at best a zig zag, because of the unsteady motion of the ship. This just means it takes longer to get to places lol.
The service on the ship is great! The staff are all so friendly and work tirelessly to make the crew comfortable.
This is day eight of the cruise and we have stopped in Brisbane for the day. We visited Cairns on day four and spent two days there.
It often gets quite loud and noisy on the ship but I’ve found my quiet place on deck eleven from where I can watch the waves and read a book (Wounded by Love- accounts from Elder Porphyrios’ life. I love this book).

Will be back home on Friday! Looking forward to it.

As this year nears the end, I reflect on the events that have transpired and I can say that nothing happens in life without the permission of the Lord and glory to God for all things, good and bad.

I will miss uni, all things about it. It might seem a little too soon to be finishing and graduating, but that’s just life, isn’t it? Wishing everyone all the best in their intern year and I’m sure this challenge will be worthwhile haha!

Sorry for the disjointed post, am currently on the move and can’t organize my thoughts properly.. So, adieu for now, happy holidays!