Quotes About Connection

Nothing we can do together is ever going to be embarrassing.

As they ate, Morgan eyed the man sitting across from her. A while ago they'd been in the sleeping bag together and that hadn't worked out too well. Now they were sitting facing each other, and she didn't think that was much better.

I never did thank you for saving my life," she whispered. "Leaving you there would have been like my own death," he answered in a rough voice.

A good listener is not only one who processes the spoken word and the meaning behind the words accurately, but one who makes the speaker feel valued by encouraging him to expand on his ideas and feelings. A good listener touches the lives of those to whom he listens.

Listening intently even for a minute is one of the nicest gifts we can give to another human being.

Villagers saw me as a person when I played with them, as opposed to when I talked with them.

The adult author finds that by inadvertently violating the school's alcohol policy, she breaks down some part of the barrier between her and the younger students who are subject to more rules.

It is hard to create community when the sheer number of options generate a system in which no one is in the same place at the same time.

To a father, when a child dies, the future dies to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.

If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.

You can feel yourself falling in love, not out of it.

At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away, talking to myself that I may have found my mom.

To play June, I had an immediate connect with her background and culture. We grew up with the same religion and shared a lot of the same values of family and spirituality. But I was really so inspired by what a modern woman she was.

If you want to get serious about influencing the hearts of this generation, you have to think about creating an actual, visible, consistent place where they know they belong.

YOU CAN SHAPE A KID'S FAITH BY CONNECTING THEM TO CARING ADULTS WHO WILL BE PRESENT IN THEIR LIFE.

Sometimes, we forget the essence of parenting is really about nurturing critical connections that affect every child's future.

You can't manage people to be on the same page; you have to live together on the same page.

Part of the success of every program should be linked to how well it elevates the idea of finding authentic community.

a small group is one of the best ways to introduce this generation to the concept of a God who loves them unconditionally.

Most parents can't give their children a lavish inheritance, but every parent will leave a personal legacy.

These pages explore the beliefs, behaviors, and habits that drive leaders who make small groups a priority. These leaders share a common conviction that kids and teenagers need other adults besides their parents. They need other adults … who believe in God. who believe in them. and who give them a place to belong.

Everybody needs someone who knows their name, and what's happening in their life So,

Tension is actually the platform that gives you an opportunity to demonstrate that this is a safe place.

Among the gifts of serving others, then, is that we ourselves find our place of belonging.