Sarah Joseph

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[contrariansoul-deactivated20180]

We often confuse unconditional love with unconditional approval. God loves us without conditions but does not approve of every human behavior. God doesn’t approve of betrayal, violence, hatred, suspicion, and all other expressions of evil, because they all contradict the love God wants to instill in the human heart. Evil is the absence of God’s love. Evil does not belong to God.God’s unconditional love means that God continues to love us even when we say or think evil things. God continues to wait for us as a loving parent waits for the return of a lost child. It is important for us to hold on to the truth that God never gives up loving us even when God is saddened by what we do. That truth will help us to return to God’s ever-present love.

Henri Nouwen (via contrariansoul)

[a-joyfuljourney]

[valscrapbook]

Little Nikki | sfgirlbybay

[thelovejournals]

How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.

Unknown (via thelovejournals)

[thelovejournals]

You make my stiff heart know that I am yours.

Homer, The Odyssey (via thelovejournals)

[jazzafari]

[thelovejournals]

And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.

Kiersten White, The Chaos of Stars (via thelovejournals)

[sariot]

Stripped down take of BEP's Where Is The Love

[indophilia]

Houseboat in Kerala

[sariot]

I love my India!

[sariot]

when wrinkles paint your skin… i’ll admire every inch… yes, i’ll hold you from within… though versus time we never win… i will love you while we live. when your hair is turning gray… i will remind you every day… that seasons, they will change… but through december i will stay… and be your march, april, may. when you’re far too old to dance… even if i can barely stand… i’ll find the strength to grab your hand… i’ll pick you up, love, if i can… and spin you slowly to the band. when your body’s feeling weak… and your lips can barely speak… my knees will still be weak… from the loveliness i see… you’ll still be my beauty queen. when you’re missing all of your youth… i will take off both your shoes… kiss you like young lovers do… hold you tight under the moon… and make you feel like you’re brand new. when you think that life is done… i will love you like i’m young… like the day has just begun… with no clouds to block the sun… i’ll show you that there’s no need to run. when you’re crying from the pain… i’ll kiss your head and lay… i’ll cry too so you’re not ashamed …while singing songs we used to play… when we were young and on our way. when you’re too afraid to die… i will lay down by your side… as i look into your eyes… tell you we’re never too old to fly… when you sail to the other side… i’m prepared to be your kite.

alexander michael

[sariot]

This showed up on my Facebook feed tonight..

If you have a shameful past and want to use that to talk yourself out of being used by Him, knock it off. 1 John 3:20-21 For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.

[sariot]

Wondering

My mind has been doing a lot of it lately. And the wondering has led to wandering. And that, to a new set of wonderings.

Sometimes I wish I could buy the answer key to life's questions on this side of the space-time continuum.

[sariot]

Never to be dethroned

In the last week I have become the podcast queen. On my way to work, home, the gym, class...you name it- I am listening to a podcast.

Since today's music is going down the drain, why not continually edify and/or educate myself? 

[apakisfarkasat]

[sariot]

To Love is to be Vulnerable.

[iam-redeemed]

How do you know when someone is “The One”

[sariot]

It's not about finding the one. It's about preparing yourself to be the one.

-Jefferson Bethke

[sariot]

Likened to gold

Life has been....dare I say it? Perfect.

For this time- for this season- I am exactly where I am supposed to be. 

Here's to a happiness I value above silver and gold.