#fort

Christ-likeness cannot be self-efforted" ~R. Alan Woods [2007] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #self-effort #r-alan-woods

I'm jealous of your hooks," Kevin replied. "Having no hands is better than having two equally strong hands." Don't be ridiculous," one of the white-faced women replied. "Having a white face is worse than both of your situations." But you have a white face because you put makeup on," Colette said, as Sunny climbed back out of the trunk and knelt down in the snow. "You're putting powder on your face right now. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#funny #humor #lemony #slippery-slope #snicket

Today, a couple with 'just married' tags collided head-on with a hearse carrying two coffins in the back, both of a married couple that had previously died in a car accident. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#bad-marriage #coffin #couple #curse #death

Take solace in that, regardless of the fact that the love you had in your mind was lost, it was fairer than any, and you can take that with you forever. ↗

— Taylor Nadeau

#edwin-hubble #fair #loss #love #death

God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible. ↗

— Pope Benedict XVI

#god #hope #love #love

Schoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. ↗

— Trent Reznor

#easy #effortlessly #i #learned #me

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. ↗

— Anonymous

#inspirational #inspirational

You were never born with a silver spoon in your mouth. Don't think that way. You were born with a diamond spoon in your palm. Carry it by your own hand. Now, feed yourself ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#best #carry #diamond #diamond-spoon #efforts

To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction. ↗

— Minna Antrim

#distinction #fortunate #hated #loved

I said I don't want to know," Kailani said firmly, her voice suddenly too loud. Cristina sat back into the bench, her eyes wide and disappointed. Then Ana started waving wildly, her small hand arcing for her mother's undivided attention, and, as Kailani watched in silence, the child slipped safely down the slide." Kailani to Cristina ↗

— Siobhan Fallon

#fort-hood #gossip #love #safety #love