27 Quotes by Sarah Mackenzie

What if, instead of trying to make the most of our time, we worked harder at savoring it?

Some people call it multi-tasking, as though it’s a skill to be desired and honed, but I know it’s really a lack of focus-a refusal to seek out the important things.

When read-aloud time doesn’t look like we originally hoped, we begin to doubt that it’s giving us any of those wonderful benefits we discussed in part 1. But here’s the thing: it still works. Even when it’s noisy, messy, and more chaotic than you’d like it to be, it works. Even when kids are grumbling, complaining, and don’t seem to be listening, it works.

We need our kids to fall in love with stories before they are even taught their first letters, if possible, because everything else – phonics, comprehension, analysis, even writing – comes so much more easily when a child loves books.

The God who turned water into wine can take our smallest efforts and weave them into a glorious tapestry for His delight.

Educating our children is an offering of love we make to the God who was so gracious to bestow them upon us in the first place.

Pacing doesn’t matter if you are sacrificing mastery and love for truth, goodness, and beauty.

We read with our children because it gives both them and us an education of the heart and mind. Of intellect and empathy. We read together and learn because stories teach us how to love.

We are weary because we forget about grace. We act as though God’s showing up is the miracle. But guess what? God’s showing up is the given. Grace is a fact.