Quotes about Nurturing

They beat their children with one hand and stole for them with the other. The hands that felled trees also cut umbilical cords; the hands that wrung the necks of chickens and butchered hogs also nudged African violets into bloom; the arms that loaded sheaves, bales, and sacks rocked babies into sleep. They patted biscuits into flaky ovals of innocence—and shrouded the dead. They plowed all day and came home to nestle like plums under the limbs of their men.

The sun's touch is kind.

We hope that our incessant need to make things better for them didn't make them less capable human beings, less able to withstand the trials that will come their way because they didn't experience any disruption growing up.

What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it's the courage to raise one.

No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.

The kitchen was the center of our household. I spent all of my time there growing up.

Mothers arms are made of tenderness, And sweet sleep blesses the child who lies therein.

The goodness of the mother is written on the gaiety of the child.

The most ferocious creatures are disarmed by caresses bestowed on their young.

I feel like it's so important to get your little ones' hands dirty in the kitchen. It gives them kitchen confidence, and it makes them feel accomplished.

You may think you're merely raising children, but during this process, God is also raising you to become a stronger and more capable servant of his kingdom.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.