Kristen Welch Quotes

#1. When I became a mother, I put on the mom jeans and developed mom genes.

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#2. We aren't called to do big things; we are just called to do something that fulfills this command: Love God. Love others.

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#3. Parents who want to raise grateful kids need to start by living grateful lives.

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#4. God, I realize they need me, but even more, they need You. I need You because this mothering thing is awesome and hard. When I look back, I won't remember the days. I will remember the moments. And I'm thankful for that because, believe me, there are days I don't want to remember!

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#5. Here's the simple truth that isn't so simple: Raising kids to be different from the world really does make them different from the world.

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#6. There comes a moment in every woman's life when something she was tightly holding on to - just slips from her hands. Sometimes it's a dream. Sometimes it's a place . . . a person . . . a purpose. Sometimes it's the life you always thought you'd be living.

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#7. I have to remind myself that it isn't bad to think about myself in this busy mothering season I'm in.

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#8. it undermines personal

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#9. Entitlement didn't start with my kids. It began with me.

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#10. They belong to him anyway. I forget that. God created my children. He's giving me the honor of raising them,

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#11. We can hardly complain about prayer being taken from the public schools if we are not praying in our Christian homes.

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#12. ... said them for my benefit as much as hers [daughter]. "Honey, it's okay to want things we don't have, but we also need to remember what we do have. If we are going to compare ourselves to those who have more, we must also compare ourselves to those who have less.

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#13. When entitlement's poison begins to infect our hearts, gratitude is the antidote.

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#14. Parenting is a marathon, and we have to remember our long-term goal of raising beautiful people who love God and others.

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