5 Quotes & Sayings By Jani Ortlund

Jani Ortlund is a professional storyteller and educator, who has been teaching the art of storytelling for more than a decade. Her stories have been featured on NPR's The Moth Radio Hour, made it to the top twenty list on iTunes in "True Crime" category, and been featured in several national publications. When she isn't creating stories, she's in the woods of New Hampshire with her husband and two sons. She hopes they don't catch a wild animal...

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I believe that a godly home is a foretaste of heaven. Our homes, imperfect as they are, must be a haven from the chaos outside. They should be a reflection of our eternal home, where troubled souls find peace, weary hearts find rest, hungry bodies find refreshment, lonely pilgrims find communion, and wounded spirits find compassion. Jani Ortlund
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When we mother well, we teach our children to embrace the moral obligations that build solid relationships, healthy marriages, and secure families. Jani Ortlund
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I thought that teaching twenty-eight energetic and needy children how to read had to be the hardest job on earth. I was wrong - mothering was. Now I had to give up my right to sleep when I needed it, to a meal without interruptions, to relaxation when I wanted it, and most importantly, my right to withdraw when I felt overwhelmed. Jani Ortlund
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Anything of worth is costly: devotion to Christ, a strong marriage, financial responsibility, a life of integrity, and of course, fearlessly feminine mothering. Jani Ortlund