“The greatest obstruction to our joy in God is not a lack of time.”

“God has called us to something vastly bigger than our happiness or that of our children.”

“Because of the gospel -- the news about what Jesus did on the cross to save sinners -- mothers who make Christ their treasure can rejoice in their work as God works in them.”

“If we want to give grace to our children, then first we must be willing to receive it ourselves from God.”

“Through the grace shown to us in the gospel, there is something distinctly Christlike about a mother's love for her child.”

“When your eyes are fixed on the horizon of eternity, it affects your vision for motherhood.”

“We are working well when we use ourselves as the fellow creatures of the plants, animals, materials, and other people we are working with. Such work is unifying, healing. It brings us home from pri...”

“My life's work is to help people step into their God-given abilities and make a positive difference in their community.”

“In a world of knowledge and expertise, fame and fortune, status and ranks....nothing has the power to affect change as much as love and compassion.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”