All That Really Matters (McKenzie Family Romance #1)

by Nicole Deese

In less than two minutes of sitting on the sidelines of the classroom, I realized just how underpaid our teachers really are in America. Why anyone would subject themselves to standing in front of a room full of students, who looked as if they’d be more interested in picking up lawn clippings than participating in anything educational, was beyond me.

today I’m grateful to have a phone, but even more grateful that I have someone to call on it.”

Our present reality isn’t enough; it was never meant to be. The danger, as far as I see it, is not in promoting the stuff you enjoy, it’s in believing that something so temporary can bring you actual joy.

“I think we first have to understand just how deeply we are already loved that way—by God. Then we can love each other out of the response to His love for us.”

What good are two women in the kitchen together if we don’t use it to sort our issues out? Or someone else’s issues.”

You don’t honor God with your life by changing your personality and tossing out everything that is unique about who you are. You honor Him by offering those very gifts back to Him.”

“Love lives in the hard places with us because that’s what sets it apart. That’s what makes it love.”