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Mothers

Mother’s Opinion

4 years of age: My mommy can do anything!

8 years of age: My mom knows a whole lot!

12 years of age: My mother doesn’t really know quite everything.

14 years of age: Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that either.

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Children, Mothers, Perspective

Write Your Mother

President Abraham Lincoln once summoned an Army surgeon to the White House. The major assumed that he was to be commended for some exceptional work. During the conversation Mr. Lincoln asked the major about his widowed mother. “She is doing fine...

Children, Communication, Mothers

Don’t Quit Reading the Bible

Mrs. Jones relaxed by reading her Bible each day. After observing this habit for several years, her 4-year-old daughter asked, “Aren’t you ever going to get finished reading that book?”

Source: 1001 Quotes, Illustrations, and...
Bible, Children, Humor, Mothers

Myths of Motherhood

Somebody said that a child is carried in its mother’s womb for nine months.
Somebody does not know that a child is carried in its mother’s heart forever.

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you’ve had a...

Mothers, Parenting

Charge It

A mother took her young son shopping. After a day in the stores, a clerk handed the little boy a lollipop. “What do you say?” the mother said to the boy, to which he replied, “Charge it!”

Source: Unknown
Children, Humor, Money, Mothers

Quotes about Mothers

“Praying mothers are America’s greatest assets.”—Theodore Roosevelt

“A mother’s lap is the best place from which to launch a life.”—Sarah Hupp

“She’s someone who will listen to your problems until you are bored with them.”—Ellen...

Mothers, President, Quote

A Mother’s Hands

She said her hands were ugly, and she tried to hide them, too.
But in God’s sight ‘twas different, for He knew what they could do.

They were busy hands for Jesus—doing tasks for Him each day.
They washed and ironed and sewed...

Love, Mothers, Work

Motherhood Statistics

There were 5.6 million stay-at-home mothers in 2006.

Somewhere between 61 percent and 81 percent of children under the age of six eat breakfast and dinner with their mother every single day.

Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Children, Mothers, Statistic

Pie and Mothers

A teacher asked a boy this question: “Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were seven of you—your parents and five children. What part of the pie would you get?”

“A sixth,” replied the boy.

“I’m afraid you don’t know your...

Children, Love, Mothers

A Mother’s Sacrifice

On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines flight 225 crashed just after taking off from the Detroit airport, killing 155 people. One survived: a four-year-old from Tempe, Arizona, named Cecelia. When rescuers found Cecelia they did not believe she...

Love, Mothers
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