http://victoriagaines.com Light for the Writer's Soul Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:03:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "We have the idea that God is going to do some exceptional thing - that He is preparing and equipping us for some extraordinary work in the future. But as we grow in His grace we find that God is glorifying Himself here and now, at this very moment." ~ ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/07/18/grace-at-this-moment/ "We must continually keep our soul open to the fact of God's creative purpose, and never confuse or cloud it with our own intentions." ~ Oswald Chambers Have you ever set aside your own writing purposes to realize His? Maybe it caused you to shift gears entirely. Another thought: does our writing ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/07/16/open-to-his-purpose/ "To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) “Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm." ~ unknown “Is life so dear, ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/07/03/real-freedom/ "This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterdays." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson "It is the simple things of life that make living worthwhile, the sweet fundamental things such as love and duty, work and rest, ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/06/28/quote-attic-life/ "I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.'" "An artist needn’t be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men." "The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing ... http://victoriagaines.com/2008/06/25/vincent-van-gogh-the-man-behind-the-art/