Edith Schaeffer

“What a child can do in the early years has a great deal to do with what he can do throughout his life.”

“The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.”

“Each day is a branch of the tree of life which has to be nurtured.”

“If you have been harboring anger or bitterness or jealousy in your heart toward someone... let it go.”

“Hospitality is a test for godliness because those who are selfish do not like to use their property for others.”

“A Christian is a person who is alive.”

“It is not a waste to write beautiful words or draw beautiful things, even if nobody sees them.”

“Life is a tapestry: We are the warp; angels, the weft; God, the weaver. Only the Weaver sees the whole design.”

“Hidden art is the art of the everyday, the art of being human, the art of caring for one another.”

“We are to be a living demonstration of the supernatural, not just a bunch of nice people.”

“Creativity is a part of our normal human makeup. It is an aspect of the image of God in which we are created.”

“To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their nurturing role, determine the future of the world.”

“It is true that all men are created in the image of God, but Christians are supposed to be conscious of that fact, and being conscious of it should recognize the importance of living artistically.”

“The family is the place where the deep understanding of the truth that we are not our own is taught.”