Lovely Quotes for Moms

Favorite Quotes About Mothers

Mother by Mary Cassatt 

 

"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."
-- Washington Irving

"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother."
-- Lin Yutang

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."
-William Makepeace Thackeray

"To a child's ear, 'mother' is magic in any language."
-Arlene Benedict

"No influence is so powerful as that of the mother."
-Sarah Josepha Hale

"A mother understands what a child does not say."
-Jewish proverb

"No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love."
-Edwin Chapin

"Mother is the one we count on for the things that matter most of all."
-Katherine Butler Hathaway

"Mothers can look through a child's eyes and see tomorrow.
"- Reed Markham

"Great mothers build bridges instead of walls."
- Reed Markham

"The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother."
-Napoleon Bonaparte

"The mother is the one supreme asset of national life; she is more important by far than the successful statesman, or business man, or artist, or scientist."
-Theodore Roosevelt

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
-- George Washington (1732-1799)

"A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters."
-George Herbert

"When you were small and just a touch away, I covered you with blankets against the cold night air. But now that you are tall and out of reach, I fold my hands and cover you with prayer."
-Dona Maddux Cooper

"Make a memory with your children, spend some time to show you care; toys and trinkets can't replace those precious moments that you share."
-Elaine Hardt

"You may have tangible wealth untold: Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be I had a Mother who read to me."
-Strickland Gillilan

"Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life."
-Sophocles

"My mother was the making of me. She was so true and so sure of me, I felt that I had someone to live for--someone I must not disappoint. The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me."
-Thomas A. Edison

"Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother."
-Oprah Winfrey

"Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother"
-Ann Taylor

"God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers."
-Jewish Proverb

"Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind."
-Kahlil Gibran

"Children and mothers never truly part - Bound in the beating of each other's heart."
-Charlotte Gray

REST IN PEACE MOTHER

In Memory of Esther, The Mother of Fr. Edwin Hunja, the Archdiocese of Nairobi Youth Chaplain

The Mother

By Gwendolyn Brooks 

All the Gifts You've Given to Me

You gave me love when I first drew breath...
You nourished my body and soul.
You gave me the gift to believe in myself,
helping me become the unique person I am.
You gave me an understanding of the value of life...
a desire to share my special talents with others
and to love others with the love you
so generously bestowed on me...
and I will leave this world a better place
for having made a difference.

-Marie Lawrence

A Mother's Love

She holds a mirror to what we can be and helps to cultivate
what others may not see... helping her children to succeed.

As she binds wounds wiping the tears as they fall...
with her words she nurtures our souls as deftly as she mends torn clothes.

She gives us a sense of the magic about life and that the secret of happiness
is to follow our hearts... and have faith in our dreams.

She gives us the freedom to find our own path but guidance when we go astray,
and with the insight of new wisdom to know we are going the right way.

We learn the importance of honor and the virtues of loyalty and truth
as she reminds us never to abandon our values in a meaningless chase of material pursuit.

She teaches us how to build character as we learn from our mistakes,
and from the midst of our sorrow to have hope for a brighter tomorrow.

We learn from her example how to handle strife...
and the importance of forgiveness as we go along in our life.

When tested to our endurance, she reminds us of a larger purpose
as we learn from her example that we have sufficient strength.

She inspires us with her words, empowers with her faith in us,
and gives us the capacity to love others with the love she's given us.

I see her face through tears when I was first a child
learning to face my fears, and an illuminating light for all these years...

She will remain my truest friend until the very end
and even beyond...when we meet again

-Marie Lawrence

INCREDIBLE

Priest conceived in rape recounts journey to forgive father

CNA STAFF, Feb 18, 2013 / 04:01 pm
 A priest who was conceived in rape when his mother was only 13 years old is sharing the story of how he met, forgave and heard the confession of his father, who is now living a life of faith.
“I could have ended up in a trash can, but I was allowed to live,” said Father Luis Alfredo Leon Armijos of Loja, Ecuador.
In a Feb. 6 telephone interview with CNA, Fr. Leon, who is pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Loja, said his mother, Maria Eugenia Armijos Romero, was working as a maid to help her parents support their eight children. 
“The owner of the home took advantage of her working alone, raped her and left her pregnant,” he said.
His mother always defended his life, even though she was young and alone, without the support of her family members, who tried to cause an abortion by giving her concoctions to drink and punching her stomach.
“She prayed and felt that the Lord was saying to her in her heart: defend that child that is in you,” Fr. Leon recalled.
The young girl ran away to the city of Cuenca, where she managed to survive on her own. On Oct. 10, 1961, she gave birth to Luis Alfredo.
A short time later, with the help of the baby’s father, she returned to Loja to begin a life as a single mother.
“She ended up under the care of her rapist - my father - who acknowledged I was his and said he would take care of me,” Fr. Leon said, “but that doesn’t mean that things between them were healthy.”
He went on to recount how his father “always visited our home and fulfilled his duty to us. They had three more children, and my relationship with him was distant but pleasant. I respected him a lot, he instilled a sense of authority in me, he was tough with me and he took me to work.”
Fr. Leon encountered Christ through an invitation to the Charismatic Renewal at age 16 and began preaching and teaching catechism “wherever God put me,” whether on the bus or with young people in juvenile detention.
At 18, he felt a call to the priesthood and entered the seminary despite the opposition of his father. He was ordained at the age of 23 with special permission from the bishop.
Two years later, he joined the Neocatechumenal Way, and his mother revealed to him how his birth came about. She had ended her relationship with his father, and this marked the beginning of a journey of reconciliation for them both. Fr. Leon helped his mother understand that she could not hate his father and dealt with his own need to forgive as well.
“God allowed me to be a priest not to judge but to forgive, to be an instrument of his mercy, and I had judged my father a lot,” he said.
Years later, he received a call from his father, who was about to undergo surgery and was afraid. He asked his son to hear his confession and returned to his faith after 30 years of being away from the Eucharist.
“I told him: Dad, you deserve heaven, eternal life,” Fr. Leon said, and “at that moment my father broke down in tears.”
When Fr. Leon preaches to pregnant women undergoing difficulties, he reminds them that just like Jeremiah, God formed their children in the womb as well.
He encourages children to learn how “to see things from the perspective of God’s love” as they come to know their own life story.
“If you are a child or a single mother, you should see how God our Father has cared for you in your life,” he added.

AYES "Empowering Tomorrows Leaders Today"

ON THE FORE FRONT..

And Jesus grew in Wisdom and in Stature, in Favor with God and with Men..

Fr. Edwin addressing the Karen Youth

With the able and visionary leadership of Fr. Edwin Hunja, the Youth Chaplain, the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi Youth Educational Services or AYES, has been at the forefront in empowering the youth discover the greatness that lies within them, that image of God. We have been able to reach to several schools and parishes and the young people have been generous with their praise and appreciation.

The Chaplain with the Karen Youth

We do hope that the enthusiasm we see in these young people will translate into action through will power and they become the game changers or agents of positive change in the society. We need a society with a culture of life and excellence. You can help us by your prayers, as a resource person or with resource materials. Thanks to all our readers and may God bless you all...

REACHING OUT AND UPLIFTING

Archdiocesan Youth Educational Services has been BUSY...

With St. Patrick's Parish Youth, Thika

St. Patrick's Parish

Karen Youth

Having a Walk with St. Paul's Parish Youth

A visit to the Archdiocesan farm, Limuru

The Archdiocesan Farm

Karen Parish Youth

Karen Parish

Karen Parish

Archdiocesan Farm

St. Patrick's Thika

Archdiocesan Farm

SIMPLY AMAZING..THIS WORLD IS GOOD

Tennessee Homecoming King Nominees Give Crown to Another Teen

By CHRISTINA NG | Good Morning America – Wed, Jan 23, 2013 3:03 PM EST

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  Homecoming Surprise for Tennessee Teen (ABC News)

Three Tennessee homecoming king nominees made a unanimous and touching decision that no matter who won, they would give the crown to a beloved student with a genetic condition.

Students Jesse Cooper, Drew Gibbs and Zeke Grissom were all nominated for homecoming king at Community High School's basketball homecoming ceremony.
The teens got together and decided that the winner would turn over the honor to junior Scotty Maloney, who has Williams Syndrome, a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech.
"I've been blessed with so many things," Cooper told ABC News' Nashville affiliate WKRN-TV. "I just wanted Scotty to experience something great in his high school days."
"He's always happy, so he deserves some recognition for who he is," Gibbs said.
Cooper won the popular vote for king, but when the official announcement was made at a Friday ceremony, the principal told the crowd what the nominees had decided to do.
"When they called [Scotty's] name, his eyes got really big and I don't know that he registered exactly what was happening. He knew something was," Maloney's teacher Liz Hestle Gassaway told ABCNews.com. "It was very, very emotional."
The crowd erupted with cheers and Maloney got a long standing ovation, WKRN reported, as he was awarded his "King" medal.
"It was just a ton of emotion from everybody," Grissom told WKRN. "I think I saw Scotty shed a few tears. I know Jesse was pretty emotional. We were all emotional out there on the court."
Maloney is a beloved teen in his school and in the community, Gassaway said.
"Scotty is fabulous. He is a superstar. He knows everybody. There's not one person that Scotty does not know," she said. "To know him and meet him is to love him."
Gassaway believes that the nearly 500-student school in Unionville, Tenn., is "one of the best schools in the world when it comes to dealing with special needs children."
Students like Cooper help out in special needs gym classes and other activities. Gassaway said the boys' gesture toward Maloney sent a greater message.
"We want people to have more empathy towards people, not be scared of people with disabilities," she said. "We want them to embrace them, more like the boys did."
Next year Maloney will get to crown the school's new homecoming king. But for now, he is proudly sporting his medal everywhere he goes.
"He's been wearing his medal around," Gassaway said with a laugh. "He is not here today because he had a doctor's appointment, but I'm sure he has his medal on."

THE PROJECT

THIS ARTICLE IS WRITTEN BY ROBIN SHARMA. I READ AND I THOUGHT...WOW!!..IT IS A TRUE CLARION CALL TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURE GREATNESS...READ PLIZ..READ..

The Project: An Unusual Poem On The 1 Thing Your Success In 2013 Depends On

THE PROJECT
By Robin Sharma

Within each of us lies The Project.
An idea longing to be nourished, cherished, launched and completed.
Writing a novel. Starting an enterprise. Raising a family. Freeing a nation.
Our deepest desire is to do The Project. To express our vision. To carefully and patiently watch it unfold. To present it to those who will benefit by it. And to experience the pride of the job beautifully done.
Yet, a million distractions battle for our attention. And one hundred doubts fill our hearts. And so slowly and subtly, we recite the excuses that construct our reality. And we shelve The Project. Postponing it for a better day.
But postponing The Project is life’s greatest lie.
Picasso and Basquiat, Einstein and Edison, Jobs and Jay-Z didn’t wait for an ideal day to do their dream. They started. When it was hard. Though they had little. While they were alone.
So many of the world’s troubles are symptoms of The Project undone.
Pain is the result of potential denied. And when you avoid The Project, you dishonour your gifts. Your Talents. Your Genius.
A portion of you goes numb. Silent. Quiet. Scared.
The moment you start The Project, everything shifts. Purpose, focus, passion and peace returns to your life. Eyes sparkle. Energy explodes. Inspiration flows. And your days become supported by coincidence, power and peak possibility.
This very day, the first of a fresh year–presents your greatest opportunity. To be a lion not a sheep. To walk with giants versus among the meek. To celebrate your best instead of succumbing to the worst. To lift others up versus tear others down. To pour creativity, mastery, courage and light into a world aching for marks of heroism.
So please, step up. Release all chains. Dispute all doubts. Start The Project. Do the dream. And change the world.
You are responsible for no less.
Happy New Year!

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