parenting

Parenting is by far the most challenging thing I have ever experienced. It is frustrating, difficult, scary, overwhelming, exhausting, and impossible without the Lord's help! But, it is also exciting, hilarious, heart-warming, rewarding, humbling, thrilling, breath-taking, and completely mind-blowing. The fact that the Lord gives us these precious children to care for and raise is so humbling. While these have definitely been the hardest years of my life (and I know they will only get harder), they are also by far the best. I absolutely love having children and look so forward to seeing them grow up.

I love quotes. I always have. When I was younger, I had an entire notebook where I would write down my favorite quotes when I'd find them. Sadly, I don't know where that notebook is now. But, I still love quotes and thought I'd share a few of my favorite parenting quotes with you. Some are silly, some are sweet... and all are so true!

Enjoy!

"You know the only people who are always sure about the proper ways to raise children? Those who've never had any." ~Bill Cosby

"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing." ~Phyllis Diller

"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." ~Elizabeth Stone

"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around, and why his parents will always wave back." ~William D. Tammeus

"We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the next twelve telling them to sit down and be quiet." ~Phyllis Diller

"The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable." ~Lane Olinghouse

"A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided." ~Robert Brault

"You will always be your child's favorite toy." ~Vicki Lansky

"If you want your children to improve, let them hear the nice things you say about them to others." ~Haim Ginott

"Now, the thing about having a baby - and I can't be the first person to have noticed this - is that thereafter, you have it." ~Jean Kerr

"Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected." ~Red Buttons

(This one is dedicated to the dads out there.) :)

"The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride a bicycle. A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom. The realization that this is what the child will always need can hit hard." ~Sloan Wilson

"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken." ~Bill Dodds

"Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do french-fried potatoes; so do your children." ~Mignon McLaughlin

"The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents." ~John J. Plomp

"If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle. Especially the part that says "keep away from children". ~Susan Savannah

Finally, my personal favorite...

"Having one child makes you a parent. Having two makes you a referee." ~David Frost

Can I get an AMEN?!