Nonnie's Observations

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." ~Charles Dickens~ linking to   Quotography

 “May we think of freedom,  not as the right to do as we please,  but as the opportunity to do what is right.” ~Peter Marshall~ Sound advice for our country's government. linking to  Kaylene's Quotography

"I can’t go back to yesterday  because I was a different person then.” ~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland~ linked to quotable Quotography hosted by Kaylene

"Let us always meet each other with [a] smile, for the smile is the beginning of love." ~Mother Teresa~ linking with gratitude to Quotography hosted by Kaylene and to Sepia Saturday  #195 hosted  by 'Little Nell' I chose to add the image of  my momma to Sepia Saturday because I believe that love is the foundation of peace. I took the picture of Momma when I was 13 or 14. I used a Kodak box camera like this one I found on ebay .

"He who opens a school door closes a prison door." ~Victor Hugo~ a proud day for all, especially for my parents, me in my commencement gown  Nowadays I would be  categorized as  a nontraditional student, meaning I was not just out of high school. By this date in 1966, my husband and I  had three children ages 4, 5 and 6 years old. linking with pleasure to Kaylene's Quotography

“Freedom prospers  when religion is vibrant  and the rule of law under God  is acknowledged.” ~Ronald Reagan~ linked to Kaylene's  Quotography

Beholding  this marvelous array of purple plants a seed  of serenity in my soul. "An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." ~Henry David Thoreau~              wend your way to Quotography

 “Be faithful in small things  because it is in them that your strength lies.” ~Mother Teresa~ In some people's lives, baptism seems to be such a minor event that it is deemed not necessary. But in the minds of believers, it sets one on the right path to eternity. linking to Quotography

"But who will watch my lilies when their blossoms open white? By day the sun shall be sentry, and the moon and the stars by night!” ~Bayard Taylor ~ Read about the poet at Wikipedia . visit Quotography  for more flower quotes

"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these." ~Luke 12:27~ New American Standard Bible more flower quotes here

"Life is uncertain; eat dessert first." ~Ernestine Ulmer~    linking to Quotography

"Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water." ~Christopher Morley~ linked to Quotography

"Clouds symbolize the veil that shroud God." ~Honore de Balzac~ linked to Quotography

"I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true." ~Winnie the Pooh~ Join Pooh and me at Quotography ! My birthday was last month;  I just liked this quote and thought the cake fit it.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful! But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping And I bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Song: "Let It Snow" by Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne written in 1945 more songs on Quotography ! linking to SOOC, Straight Out of the Camera

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." ~William Wordsworth~ more Wordsworth quotes at Quotography This photo is of a page in my scrapbook album titled "Scrapbooking My Faith." I compiled it during an online Big Picture Class led by Courtney Walsh, in which I engaged. During this class, I delved deeply into my beliefs. Now, from Wordworth's point of view, I see that I did fill my paper with the breathings of my heart!  

"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." ~Karen Sunde~ more Valentine quotes at Quotography

"The art of love... is largely the art of persistence." ~Albert Ellis~ more Valentine messages at Quotography note about photo: My husband was sitting beside the canal in San Antonio, Texas. 

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us  to give ourselves the gift of living well." ~Voltaire~ Voltaire was the nom de plume (pen name)  of Francois-Marie Arouet. More details about him can be found here . more birthday quotes at Quotography

"To me- old age is always ten years older than I am." ~John Burroughs~ more birthday quotes at Quotography