Motherhood

Some great quotes on Motherhood (this is some of what I'm learning in school)

"Taking care of a small, dependent, growing person is transforming, because it...exposes our vulnerabilities as well as our nobility. We lose our sense of self, only to find it and have it change again and again....We figure out how we want to interpret the wider world, and we learn to interact with all those who affect our children....Often our fantasies are laid bare, our dreams are in a constant tug of war with realities. And perhaps we grow. In the end, we have learned more about ourselves, about the cycles of life, and humanity itself." (E. Galinsky (1987), The six stages of parenthood (Reading MA: Addison-Wesley), 317.)

"Mothers, we acknowledge and esteem your faith in every footstep. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever....Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be....You are doing God's work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even--no, especially--when your days and your nights may be the most challenging." (Jeffrey R. Holland (1997, May), Because she is a mother. Ensign, 27(5), 35, 37.)

If you haven't done it lately, I would challenge you to read "The Family: A Proclamation to the World." :) :) :)