"Explain it, we cannot. It baffles philosophy. It makes one life out of two and yet leaves the two to flow on together side by side, both of them changed and neither lost--joined and yet separate--two and yet one--both the same and yet both different from what they were,--something of self surrendered and something of the other taken on,--a new life begun and yet the old still continuing--a new realm of being created. It is possible only because the Lord made it so." ::Full Article::


"It brings with it a subtle power by which it changes these young parents into new beings, makes their home a new place, sets before them new objects of life, and transforms the world about them into a new world... They see with new eyes, they work with new hands, they feel with new hearts, and think with new minds..." ::Full Article::

A word just here to newly-married couples... They will never quarrel, never get weary of each other, never begin to want a divorce, if they never speak the first harsh word. ::Full Article::

"Are words a sure index of the heart? What is said of the professed Christian whose language is unbecoming? Will our words have weight in the judgment?" These questions and more are addressed with Scripture in this Bible study. ::Full Article::


"Few positions in life are so full of importunities as that of the mother of a family, or mistress of a house." ::Full Article::

"Oh! If you could only witness the terrible struggles passing in the heart of that friend whose vivacity annoys you, whose fickleness provokes you, whose faults sometimes even make you blush... Forbearance is even more than forgiveness; it is having grace..." ::Full Article::

"There is certainly enough in our Savior, if we only open our eyes that we may see it, to solve every doubt and satisfy every longing of the heart; and He is willing to give it in full measure. If a glimpse of our Savior here on earth can be so refreshing, so delightful, what will it be in Heaven?" ::Full Article::

"The Saviour is a perfect pattern for children, as well as their parents. We all ought to be like Christ. We shall be more like Him when we grow to be men and women, if we are like Him when we are young." ::Full Article::

This address is from a Tea Party held in London, England, in the year 1838. It provides a unique glimpse into parenting in the past and the topics still apply to mother's today! ::Full Article::


Are you thankful for the walls you have to wash, toilets that have to be cleaned, floors which should be swept, and laundry which needs to be hung on the line? According to this poem, each of these chores has a lesson for us... if we just look. ::Read Poem!::

"...Be careful of the books you choose, consider them as company you keep. For they will influence your family's habits and character." ::Full Article::

"...the conversation turned on the duties and responsibilities of parents. The mother with whom I was conversing at once kindled with the theme. She seemed like one whose eyes had but just been opened upon a new world. As she was lamenting her deficiencies and mistakes as a parent, she remarked..." ::Full Article::

This poem from 1883 beautifully captures the prayer of a mother for her little one. ::Read Poem!::