Rêverie en rose

Theresa. Romance, beauty, softness, drama, music, and unrealistic expectations. Just the essentials. “The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice." - G.K. Chesterton

[auralaesthetics]

Marcus Stone (1840-1921)

"For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline, think on these things." - Phillipians 4:8

[auralaesthetics]

We welcomed our new baby girl this evening. Thanks so much for the prayers!

[auralaesthetics]

Sorry to pop in and out like this, but if y'all could say a quick prayer for me today, I would greatly appreciate it.

[extra-ordinary-wizard]

north & south valentines 😌

[thriftshop-faith]

"i hate greeting card holidays" well Saint Valentine is real and so is love so shut up

[curldup]

MARY (LOUISE FAIRCHILD) MACMONNIES LOW  - Christmas Eve in the Studio, 1911

[fictionadventurer]

A Secular Christmas Carol

How we love the Christmas season With its quaint old-fashioned ways Though religion is outdated We will keep the holy days Who could care for stale theology With all these gifts and toys? You can keep the Christian duty We'll just take the Christian joys

How we love the Christmas carols With their angels, snow and bells Why, it doesn't even matter That we doubt the tale they tell There's no need to make suggestions That our worldview might be wrong We don't like the Christian message But we'll take the Christian songs

How we love the Christmas dinner With its turkey, ham and pies We will gladly stuff our faces With the food and drinks we prize We'll ignore the rules and rituals Avoid the prayers and priests We've no time for Christian fasting But we'll join the Christian feast

How we love the Christmas trimmings All the tinsel, trees and lights Countless costly decorations That adorn the winter nights Don't destroy this time of beauty With the word of God who came We'll take all the Christian comfort And deny the Christian name

Do you dare find this offensive? Why it almost sounds like greed To keep all these Christian customs For those of the Christian creed We don't ask for controversy There's no reason to get riled We enjoy the Christmas season! Just leave out the Christmas child

[esters-notepad]

A text this great needs a tune!

For the music to work, in the third verse "rituals" has to be pronounced with three syllables and "prayers" with one. I've also made a slight modification to the fifth verse, in order for that to fit the music.

I'm fine with anybody using this tune for anything - consider it public domain! Just remember that @fictionadventurer owns the lyrics.

[classicaliberalism]

“Holiness does not consist in one exercise or another, but is a disposition of the heart, which renders us humble & little in the hands of God, conscious of our weakness, & confident, even daringly confident, in His Fatherly goodness”

— // St. Therese of Lisieux

[alrauna]

Pencil Fairy (@anastasia_lavru)

[florealegiardini]

The grandest of entrances to the Stourhead Estate ~ James Lloyd Cole

[dozydawn]

vintage lantern charms with pearls

[allthingseurope]

Stoos, Switzerland *by Patrick Doyle

[florealegiardini]

Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom ~ gisforgeorgina

[ltwilliammowett]

A whimisical gilt metal and cut glass chandelier modeled as a ship in the manner of Bagues, 20th century

[allthingseurope]

Belem Tower, Lisbon (by Ana-Maria)

[itspileofgoodthings]

there is an ascending staircase of 2005 P&P criticism and it goes from “it’s not a good pride and prejudice adaptation despite its many appeals as an excellently made period movie” to “actually it is not a good period piece movie due to its flippancy and historical inaccuracy but it has emotional merit as a movie” and then the final stage is “it’s not actually a good or emotionally resonant movie by any measure; it is clunky forced and incomprehensible and it substitutes cottage core aesthetic for emotional depth” and I’m perched on the top step baby.

[allthingseurope]

Palma Cathedral, Spain (by David Vives)