November 12, 2008
Excerpt for mothers/wives
I found a few moments today to read a couple of pages in the book "Finding Peace, Happiness, and Joy" by Richard G. Scott (I will give it back soon Beth). And found this passage that I really liked. "As a women, please don't judge how worthwhile, needed, and loved you are by our inept male ability to express our true feelings. Your divinely conferred trait of giving self without counting the cost often leads you to greatly underestimating your own worth. I humbly thank our Father in Heaven for His daughters, you who are willing to come to earth to live under uncertain circumstances. Most men could not handle the uncertainties you are asked to live with. Social customs require that you wait to be asked for marriage. You are expected to go with your husband wherever his employment or a calling will take him. Your environment and neighborhood are determined by his ability to provide, meager or not. You place your life in the Lord's hands each time you bear a child. A man makes no such sacrifice. The blessing of nurturing children and caring for a husband often is intermingled with many routine tasks. You do all of these things willingly because you are a women, a daughter of our Heavenly Father. Generally you have idea of how truly wonderful and capable you are, how very much appreciated and loved, or how desperately needed, for most men don't tell you as completely and as often as needed."
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6 comments:
That is a very awesome quote. You can keep the book for however long you want...days, weeks, years..Being a wife is sometimes more challenging than motherhood itself. You are one of the most wonderful woman I know..(Shannon, Laura, Meghan, Alison too :)). I am so thankful to have you as a daughter-in-law and wife to Patrick and mother to such precious children of our Heavenly Father.
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That is a wonderful quote! Thanks for sharing it.
That is a very good quote. Sounds like a book to get for myself. Thank you for sharing.
I lvoe that quote. Its often nice to know how appreciated we are when our spouses don't tell us as often as we would like. Thanks for sharing!
That was something I needed to hear today. Thanks. It is always good to be reminded of those things:)
Wonderful quote!
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