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Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

Parenthood involves massive sacrifice: money, attention, time and emotional energy.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.

From politics to parenting, Christians have something to say.

Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.

Raising or caring for children requires sacrifice and service, which, I believe, heals us from the destructive forces of self-centeredness.

I have two young children, and I will say that motherhood is its own peak, just like in the process of writing: one climbs and is continuously moving with each book. Becoming a mother is the greatest connection I've ever felt to being spiritual.

The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.