Ann Voskamp Quotes

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

I'm proud of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, and a sister, and a lover and a friend We're all God's children.

We cannot control what others choose to do, and so we cannot force our children to heaven, but we can determine what we will do. And we can decide that we will do all we can to bring down the powers of heaven into that family we want so much to have forever.

I wish I would have kept the big picture in my mind at all times - what it most important? That my kids seek to please God and learn about their Creator.

Our mothers put God first when they fill their highest mission within the walls of their own homes.

I grew up in a pretty large family. We were really close-knit, so I definitely want to have lots and lots of children.

I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about.

I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.

Raising children is an enormously important part of life. I think one of the most important, or the most important, period.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

For many people who were never religious or who leave the religion of their childhood behind, it's the experience of having children of your own that brings an urgency to the question of what you believe.

I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.

There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.

First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.

Something like a divorce does change you, but children change you more, and now I've had three.

I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.

There is no job more important than parenting. This I believe.

I'd love to have children, and I think marriage is great, I really do.

I come from big families. My momma was the oldest of three and my daddy was one of six - and I've always loved children. They bring a lot of joy to the world and they make us adults look at things in a better way.

I always wanted to do a family show.

I get so much out of being married and raising my kids - that's really important to me.

I'm a great lover of children. I never thought that one day I'd actually be a father, but I'm very pleased that I changed my mind. Children are extremely important. They are the future of the world.

It's pretty easy for me to say that the most important thing in my life is my relationship with Jesus Christ, followed by my relationship with family. And football's later on down the line.

Being a family in general is a comedy of errors.