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Encouragement For The Week

by Sarah Turner Clover Lane, Encouragement

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“Mothers decide to stay home not just because they are tired of juggling family and career; not just because they want to “be there” for the first word and the first step; not just because they have found that a rich home life requires persistent personal investment.


They want to be home because in some quiet moment caring for their children, they have suddenly experienced the vastness, the intricacies the delicate nature of this work. While performing some entirely routine act of nurturing they have unexpectedly stumbled on a moment of insight so luminous as to reveal with imposing clarity that the greatest opportunity for success they might ever have is nestled right there in their arms.



And in the midst of a thousand previous assumptions about life and love, in an instant that no one else can measure or see, they decided that this uncertain business of trying to guide childish innocent into adult wisdom is an art worthy of extraordinary exertion and time.”

Linda Burton

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August 20, 2017 · 4 Comments

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  1. Carolyn says

    August 21, 2017 at 4:26 am

    That is Exactly what we are trying to do every single day! Thanks for Sharing!

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  2. John and Anna says

    August 22, 2017 at 3:23 am

    That is absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing!

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  3. stephanie says

    August 22, 2017 at 7:42 pm

    oh, this one brought tears to my eyes! Love Linda Burton. Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Raluca says

    September 8, 2017 at 1:15 am

    Beautiful, wonderful, super!!! Once again : THANK YOU so much, Sarah! You are such an inspiration for me! Kisses!

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