“We have, each one of us, been entrusted with one life, made up of days and hours and minutes. We're spending them… — Shauna Niequist Aging Copy Share Image
“I think preparing food and feeding people brings nourishment not only to our bodies but to our spirits. Feeding people is a… — Shauna Niequist Body Copy Share Image
“I am still surprised on a regular basis at the love I feel for the spirit of God, the deep respect and… — Shauna Niequist Kindness Copy Share Image
“This makes me wonder, of course, about all of Scripture... how many other stories have I twisted to tell my own story?… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Many of the most deeply spiritual moments of my life haven't happened just in my mind or in my soul. They happened… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“The snow is only meant, created, commanded to fall. The rain is only meant, created, commanded to pour down. You were only… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“it is better to be loved than admired. It is better to be truly known and seen and taken care of by… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“My Mom and Dad and brother have grown through the years into my closest friends, the people who tell me the most… — Shauna Niequist Bright future Copy Share Image
“Nothing good comes easily. You have to lose things you thought you loved, give up things you thought you needed. You have… — Shauna Niequist Las vegas Copy Share Image
“Now we’re talking about celebration. Celebration when you think you’re calling the shots? Easy. Celebration when your plan is working? Anyone can… — Shauna Niequist Celebration Copy Share Image
“To all the secret writers, late-night painters, would-be singers, lapsed and scared artists of every stripe, dig out your paintbrush, or your… — Shauna Niequist Art Copy Share Image
“Some of being an adult, though, is about protecting and preserving what we discover to be the best parts of ourselves, and… — Shauna Niequist Adolescence Copy Share Image
“One of my core fears is that someone would think I can’t handle as much as the next person. It’s fundamental to… — Shauna Niequist Addiction Copy Share Image
“What writing teaches me, over and over, is that God is waiting to be found everywhere, in the darkest corners of our… — Shauna Niequist Dead end Copy Share Image
This is it, in the best possible way. That thing I'm waiting for, that adventure, that movie-score-wor thy experience unfolding gracefully. This… — Shauna Niequist Adventure Copy Share Image
“That’s why it’s hard, I think, to rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn. I love that line… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“So this is the dance, it seems to me: to be the kind of host who honors the needs of the people… — Shauna Niequist Dance Copy Share Image
“It's easy to be liked by strangers. It's very hard to be loved and connected to the people in your home when… — Shauna Niequist Christian living Copy Share Image
“I'm a reader and a storyteller, and God chose literature and story and poetry as the languages of my spiritual text. To… — Shauna Niequist Bible Copy Share Image
“When you offer peace instead of division, when you offer faith instead of fear, when you offer someone a place at your… — Shauna Niequist Faith Copy Share Image
This is how the world changes - little by little, table by table, meal by meal, hour by hour. This is how… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud...I want my everyday to make God belly laugh,… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“It’s about learning to show up and let ourselves be seen just as we are, massively imperfect and weak and wild and… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Left to our own devices, we sometimes choose the most locked up, dark versions of the story, but what a good friend… — Shauna Niequist Friendship Copy Share Image
“Years ago, a wise friend told me that no one ever changes until the pain level gets high enough. That seems entirely… — Shauna Niequist Change Copy Share Image
“...now that I am a mother, I understand what Mother's Day is about: it's about looking through our lives and recognizing the… — Shauna Niequist Mother Copy Share Image
“Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our Lord may wish to work in you.… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“But if you can find it within yourself, in the wildest of seasons, just for a moment, to trust in the goodness… — Shauna Niequist Goodness of god Copy Share Image
“Just because you have the capacity to do something doesn’t mean you have to do it. Management, organization, speaking and traveling: you… — Shauna Niequist Fruit Copy Share Image
“I don't always change my clothes just because I'm leaving the house. I wear yoga pants 99 percent of the time, and… — Shauna Niequist Humor Copy Share Image
“Christians have made too much out of work in the same way that Americans have begun engaging in yoga competitions—twisted-up versions of… — Shauna Niequist Christianity Copy Share Image
“I believe that suffering is part of the narrative, and that nothing really good gets built when everything's easy. I believe that… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Life hands us opportunities at every turn to get over ourselves, to get outside ourselves, to wake up from our own bad… — Shauna Niequist Bad dream Copy Share Image
“People called me tough. And capable. And they said I was someone they could count on. Those are all nice things. Kind… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“We travel because I want my kids to learn, as I learned, that there are a million ways to live, a million… — Shauna Niequist Travel Copy Share Image
“I hate that for a season, no had to be the answer to almost everything. But over time, when you rebuild a… — Shauna Niequist Inspirational-living Copy Share Image
“The heart of hospitality is about creating space for someone to feel seen and heard and loved. It's about declaring your table… — Shauna Niequist Hospitality Copy Share Image
“My regrets: how many years I bruised people with my fragmented, anxious presence. How many moments of connection I missed - too… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Brave doesn't always involve grand gestures, sometimes brave looks like staying when you want to leave, telling the truth when all you… — Shauna Niequist Brave Copy Share Image
“You want me to say that when you grow, finally, all the changes will stop, but they don't. There will be another… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
