I have been engaged in a quote journey by Anne Neilson for awhile now called 100 Days of Gratitude. Each quote is paired with her original artwork Angel Series. I

have decided to share some of the quotes that hit home for me during yhr month of November. Each week I will post seven quotes from/for the week. Perhaps by December our hearts will be softened and ready to receive what Advent brings. Here is today’s nugget:

“We can complain because rosebushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln

Love y’all, Marla

PS, I don’t think I can post her artwork because of copywrite, so here is a stock photo from the internet…