Quotes About Family

Quality time is a parent's gift of presence to a child. It conveys this message: "You are important. I like being with you.

Keep in mind that one aspect of feeling encouraged is feeling good physically. Exuberance and vitality require energy; this means as parents we need to be in the best possible health physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. When we feel encouraged, we are better able to encourage our children.

I dream of a day when children can grow up in homes filled with love and security, where children's developing energies can be channeled to learning and serving rather than seeking the love they did not receive at home.

I never felt loved by my parents. I first got involved in drinking because I wanted my friends to like me." In saying this, she wasn't trying to lay blame on her parents as much as she was trying to understand herself.

It wasn't that her parents didn't love her but that she did not feel loved. Most parents love their children and also want their children to feel loved, but few know how to adequately convey that feeling. It is only as they learn how to love unconditionally that they will let their children know how much they are truly loved.

The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father. —Proverbs 29:3

No matter how young or old our parents and grandparents may be, let's think of creative ways to honor them.

Love is letting others know the good your parents have done. — James Stuart Bell —

Children can't go through life without any wounds from their parents, but they can choose to forgive. — Pamela Dowd

His mother will teach her how to be the wife he needs.

Sometimes we learn from our children instead of the other way around. — Susan A. Karas —

But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. . . . And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren. —Deuteronomy 4:9

Whether with our kids or others, expressing affection and building a bridge of love is a habit we develop. — Jenni Davenport

You schedule other people into your calendars—why not your children? They will appreciate the fact that you value your time with them so much that you are willing to say no to other activities.

God uses precious children to speak His love into our lives when we need it most. — Susan Browning Schulz

Therefore, home should be a haven, the place where love is secure.

True unconditional love will never spoil a child because it is impossible for parents to give too much of it.

Never underestimate the value of the ministry you have in the place where God has called you—even if it's "only" among your family and friends. — Jenni Davenport

The day you found out that you would have a child, you enrolled for full-time service.

Quality time is a parent's gift of presence to a child. It conveys this message: "You are important. I like being with you." It makes the child feel that he is the most important person in the world to the parent. He feels truly loved because he has his parent all to himself.

When your child feels loved, he is much easier to discipline and train than when his "emotional tank" is running near empty.

Kindness, gentle words, and loving forgiveness need to start at home. — Janet Graham —

I'm trying to learn to be on my best behavior with those I love the most.

The ultimate purpose for acts of service to children is to help them emerge as mature adults who are able to give love to others through acts of service. This includes not only being helpful to cherished loved ones but also serving persons who are in no way able to return or repay the kindnesses. As children live with the example of parents who serve the family and those beyond the walls of their home, they too will learn to serve.