Quotes About Blessing

We prayed before we left the house no matter what.

I had a mother who prayed for me, and prayer changes everything.

Ford is such an answered prayer and an absolute blessing.

I have said in many interviews that God had a better plan for me than I ever anticipated. I still firmly believe that, and I am grateful for a prayer answered.

My life is one big prayer because my life is one big blessing.

I remember one of my first prayers when I became a Christian was simply, 'God, provide a job for me. I don't care how hard I have to work, just provide a job and opportunity so that I can take care of my family.' And you know, that was really all I asked from Him.

I was born odd. I was a strange child. My grandmother was always praying over me. She was always rubbing me and praying over me.

I remember just praying, 'Dear Lord, please let me grow to be at least 6 feet.'

My sister had been praying for me since I was born: my sister, Stephanie, my namesake. That's what she is to me; my namesake - Stephanie, Stephon. Stephanie - that's my daughter's name. I kept it in the family.

It's not like I'm a Buddhist or anything, but I think we've all got, to a certain extent, a predestined life. My journey took me from Boston to Philadelphia to Oakland to Los Angeles and then as a broadcaster. I've been fortunate.

Pregnancy and motherhood are the most beautiful and significantly life-altering events that I have ever experienced.

A woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy also deserves to experience unplanned joy.

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.

I'm called Anne because my mother, who was devout, prayed to St. Anne every day of her pregnancy with me.

I was pregnant with my first child and so gloriously happy. I felt fecund and powerful.

I've found the entire process of being pregnant to be such a miraculous, beautiful time.

To finally get that call from the doctor that you're pregnant and you're having a baby.... It was just another world.

What I hated then - and hate now - is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn't ruin your life - having a child is a blessing.

You realize when you're pregnant how lucky you are to have access to medical care.

Being pregnant and carrying a child is a blessing unique to womankind and a mother instinctively wants the best for her child.

It's a dream to play in Europe, the Premier League, the Champions League. It's a big gift from God.

Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.

I am fortunate enough to find opportunities that have a lot of presence.

The blessing of my mother is that she is so interested, she is so bright, she never complains - the joy of the Lord just bubbles out of her. Anybody who's in her presence is blessed to be there.