Day by day nothing seems to change

Marjorie Pay Hinckley Quote

Mothering

I have strong feelings about my role as a mother.  Let me share some of my favorite quotes on the subject.  I'm trying to be the kind of mother that weeds out that which is unnecessary and things which do not last.  This isn't a popular way of life these days.  People don't like it when I say 'no' to things that they think are normal or that our society expects.  But what really matters? 

“Some mothers in today's world feel "cumbered" by home duties and are thus attracted by other more "romantic" challenges. Such women could make the same error of perspective that Martha made. The woman, for instance, who deserts the cradle in order to help defend civilization against the barbarians may well later meet, among the barbarians, her own neglected child.”                            ― Neal A. Maxwell, Wherefore, Ye Must Press Forward

“Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home. Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world’s goods in order to spend more time with their children—more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all.”
                          ― Julie B. Beck

Slow Down & Simplify!