Motherhood isn't just about making babies, it's about making lives and molding destinies.

I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.

Passion stimulates you, love intoxicates you, marriage sobers you, and parenthood tries you.

Having a kid is like an industrial revolution of the emotions. Suddenly you can mass produce worry, and guilt.

It's amazing to be a woman because even without children of your own, you can still be an excellent mother.

I voted for every woman who has to leave a baby too soon, who has to downgrade her career, or who is made to feel invisible in her role as a mother.

Creativity is the only way a man can ever experience motherhood.

I may not be the best mom. I may not even get back to being the average mother I once claimed to be. But I'm here. I'm getting back up. I'm not leaving. And I'm the mom God ordained for these fours souls, and therefore I am their best mom.

This isn’t how things were supposed to happen. I was supposed to be me. Not this.

As parents we're meant to help each other out and build each other up.

Remember that every child and every parent has a completely unique and special rela- tionship. That child knows his dad and loves his dad. Our job is to watch that communication, to nurture it, and to support the parents in their heart-to-heart relationships with their children

Love had still seemed like such a paltry thing in the face of all my doubts then, much the way it felt now. David had worries my love couldn’t touch, fears my love couldn’t easily dispel. My love seemed like a well-worn blanket instead of the titanium shield I needed.

I'm two days away from day after tomorrowCounting the hours to my upcoming sorrow Suddenly I lookinto the eyes of my childThen all sadness goneas I smile the way she smiled

Don't compare yourself to other MOMS... We are all just winging it, just some hide it better than others.

Mother is the reflective principle, the balancing agent for the child. Like a guru, she allows the child to make mistakes and loves the child without condition. Like nature, she allows consequences to unfold and balance to be restored when it is lost.

MOMB - noun - One who can deal with all of the INSANITY of being a MOM... Because she's the BOMB!

A mother’s eyes are like God; impossible to get away from, they see everything.

When I was younger, I use to laugh at my mom when she was silly. Now that I'm older, I find myself just as silly as her. Thanks mom, for teaching us that even as adults, it's OK to be fun and enjoy life laughing. I now get to teach my nephews and stepdaughter the same thing.

Right mothering meets the child’s need. Focusing on what the child should not be draws resistant energy. Pointing out what the child should be feeds self-hatred and struggle.