“If what it takes for you this year to be present in this sacred, thin place, to feel the breath and presence of a Holy God, is to forgo the cookies and the cards and the rushing and the lists,… — 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
“Our friend Ian, an Episcopal priest, taught us something I’d never heard, something that shaped all of us: on a rainy night, with the… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“When you haven’t yet had your heart really broken, the gospel isn’t about death and rebirth. It’s about life and more life. It’s about… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
“Present over perfect living is real over image, connecting over comparing, meaning over mania, depth over artifice. Present over perfect living is the risky… — Shauna Niequist Copy Share Image
