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title: "1 House Life Quotes By Lisa-Jo Baker"
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> [“If I wait for my house or my life to be perfect before inviting someone into it, I might never let anyone come through the door.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/if-i-wait-for-my-house-or-my-life-to-be-perfect-before-inviting/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df2/lisa-jo-baker-27488_door_if-i-wait-for-my-house-or-my-life-to-be_277903.jpg)

## More by Lisa-Jo Baker

> [“Friendship isn't something we passively receive. Friendship is something we actively do. It's a gift we offer for free, not a demand we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/friendship-isn-t-something-we-passively-receive-friendship-is/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“This is the secret to finding and keeping lasting friendships: become women who want to see the women around them flourish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/this-is-the-secret-to-finding-and-keeping-lasting-friendships-become/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Grace and chocolate cake can cover a world of awkwardness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/grace-and-chocolate-cake-can-cover-a-world-of-awkwardness/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“If I wait for my house or my life to be perfect before inviting someone into it, I might never let anyone come through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/if-i-wait-for-my-house-or-my-life-to-be-perfect-before-inviting/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Friends carry our sadness for us when we're terrified we'll be crushed under the weight of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/friends-carry-our-sadness-for-us-when-we-re-terrified-we-ll-be/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“The moment I start to feel that sinking feeling of dissatisfaction welling up in me, I know I need to message a friend, give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/the-moment-i-start-to-feel-that-sinking-feeling-of-dissatisfaction/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Christ's Kingdom is always intended to be a co-op and never a competition.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/christ-s-kingdom-is-always-intended-to-be-a-co-op-and-never-a/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“a sure antidote to comparison is encouragement. Choosing to encourage instead of compare is a powerful defensive play. But”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/a-sure-antidote-to-comparison-is-encouragement-choosing-to-encourage/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“If we make loving people a strategy for something else, it isn’t love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/if-we-make-loving-people-a-strategy-for-something-else-it-isn-t-love/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Before you were born, you were already known and seen and set apart for specific, profound purposes. So there is no way that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/before-you-were-born-you-were-already-known-and-seen-and-set-apart/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“But love, love equals, “I want the best for you no matter how it makes me feel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/but-love-love-equals-i-want-the-best-for-you-no-matter-how-it-makes/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“There's enough work in the Kingdom for everyone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/there-s-enough-work-in-the-kingdom-for-everyone/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“The Never Unfriended Promise I promise I will never unfriend you. Not with the swipe of my finger, not with the roll of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/the-never-unfriended-promise-i-promise-i-will-never-unfriend-you-not/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Because when you tell your stories, you start to recognize yourself in the stories of others. You start to discover that you are both,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/because-when-you-tell-your-stories-you-start-to-recognize-yourself-in/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

> [“Because here’s the thing I’m finally getting savvy to: just because I think it, doesn’t make it true. Every thought that comes through my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jo-baker/because-here-s-the-thing-i-m-finally-getting-savvy-to-just-because-i/)

[Lisa-Jo Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jo-baker/)

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