(obscure Disney movie quotes more often than not..."wash your hands!!" (name that movie))
Quotes of all sorts have always stuck with me, both silly and serious.
As a teenager I felt painfully out of place and like I didn't belong a lot of the time. My sweet and insightful mom hung this quote in my room one day and I read it at least once a day;
"Many of us have learned
to cover over what is
most authentic in ourselves
in order to protect ourselves
or gain the approval of others.
We may have lived this way so long
that we no longer know
that this is not our way.
We can come home to ourselves..."
-Rachel Naomi Remen (emphasis added)
During the years that I struggled with infertility, I forced myself to go to a little women's get-together at my church one evening with what felt like all new or expectant mothers, and this quote from D. Todd Christofferson was shared:
"In times of distress,
let your covenants be paramount
and let your obedience be exact."
(you can read the entire article here.)
I can't count how many times I let these words flow through my mind when I wondered if I had done something wrong and that was why I couldn't have children.
Over and over, through these words, I was reminded that I could take comfort in my efforts (imperfect as they were) to live in exact obedience to God's commandments and the covenants I'd made with Him, because I could be certain that my burden wasn't because of something I'd done.
I used to tape all sorts of quotes on the bathroom mirror growing up (got that from my Momma) and when I went away to college the tradition continued. Like I said, I can't get enough...
Well recently, inspired by my (and my Momma's) love for quotes, I made custom watercolor+ink quotes available in my etsy shop. With the pieces I've made and the ones I'm working on I have already loved seeing what words are important and meaningful to other people and I love seeing what keeps people going and touches people.
Here are a few pieces I've had a chance to do for people;
