“Years ago, Aaron and I were talking with the pastor of a fast-growing church, and another friend, a more seasoned pastor. The… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Our friend Ian, an Episcopal priest, taught us something I’d never heard, something that shaped all of us: on a rainy night,… — 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 Copy Share Image
“I've spent most of my life and most of my friendships holding my breath and hoping that when people get close enough… — 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 Copy Share Image
“When we do the hard, intimate work of friendship, we bring a little more of the divine into daily life.” — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“I was at a pool party with some of my oldest, most-favorite friends. I've known them since high school, so at this… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“We sometimes choose the most locked up, dark versions of the story, but what a good friend does is turn on the… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Friendship is an opportunity to act on God's behalf in the lives of the people that we're close to, reminding each other… — Shauna Niequist 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 Copy Share Image
...what I can do is offer myself, wholehearted and present, to walk with the people I love through the fear and the mess. That's… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“We decide where the time goes. There's so much freedom in that, and so much responsibility.” — Shauna Niequist 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 flute, or… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“When things fall apart, the broken pieces allow all sorts of things to enter, and one of them is the presence of God.” — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“The world is alive, blinking and clicking, winking at us slyly, inviting us to get up and dance to the music that’s been playing… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“I have always, essentially, been waiting. Waiting to become something else, waiting to be that person I always thought I was on the verge… — Shauna Niequist 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 emotion that… — Shauna Niequist 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 act of… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“We have, each one of us, been entrusted with one life, made up of days and hours and minutes. We're spending them according to… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Years ago, Aaron and I were talking with the pastor of a fast-growing church, and another friend, a more seasoned pastor. The first pastor… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“I believe deeply that God does his best work in our lives during times of great heartbreak and loss, and I believe that much… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
