Quotes about Parenthood

It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.

A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into this world" (John 16:21).

And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.

You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.

Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as well.

I love you so much, Shay Brandenberger. I want you to be my wife because you choose to be, not because of some cockamamie accident. I want to love you the rest of your life. I want to be a father for Olivia . . ." He reached out and palmed the side of her belly, a tiny smile hitching up his lips. "A father for our child.

The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.

After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

If I had written the greatest book, composed the greatest symphony, painted the most beautiful painting or carved the most exquisite figure I could not have felt the more exalted creator than I did when they placed my child in my arms.

On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.

Paternity is a long way from fatherhood.

We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.