Melissa Wohlgemut

“It is often mild distraction that moves imagination forward, not uninterrupted concentration. Thinking then works by indirection, sauntering in a roundabout way to places it cannot reach directly.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me

“Just know this: What you will do among children is as close to the heart of God and central to his kingdom as anything we could mention.”
― Wess Stafford, Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing

“But when adults speak up for the vulnerable and the weak, working and demanding that safety and respect prevail, God's little lambs are protected and nourished. They know they are not abandoned; they are loved. And the world becomes a little more like heaven as a result.”
― Wess Stafford, Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing

“Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around you. Embrace them, for you are embracing him. Respect them, because they are sometimes God’s agents – exactly the kind of instruments he needs. At such times, only a child will do.”
― Wess Stafford, Too Small to Ignore: Why Children Are the Next Big Thing