Kristen Welch Quotes & Sayings

We can hardly complain about prayer being taken from the public schools if we are not praying in our Christian homes. — Kristen Welch

Entitlement didn't start with my kids. It began with me. — Kristen Welch

Instead of asking myself, Is her room clean? Did he ace that test? I'm asking, Did I connect with them in a way that I will remember twenty years from now? Did I listen when she called my name four times? Did our hearts meet for a brief moment? Did he know that even when I couldn't fix the problem, I was there for him? — Kristen Welch

Parents who want to raise grateful kids need to start by living grateful lives. — Kristen Welch

I have to remind myself that it isn't bad to think about myself in this busy mothering season I'm in. — Kristen Welch

Here's the simple truth that isn't so simple: Raising kids to be different from the world really does make them different from the world. — Kristen Welch

They belong to him anyway. I forget that. God created my children. He's giving me the honor of raising them, — Kristen Welch

God, I realize they need me, but even more, they need You. I need You because this mothering thing is awesome and hard. When I look back, I won't remember the days. I will remember the moments. And I'm thankful for that because, believe me, there are days I don't want to remember! — Kristen Welch

There comes a moment in every woman's life when something she was tightly holding on to - just slips from her hands. Sometimes it's a dream. Sometimes it's a place . . . a person . . . a purpose. Sometimes it's the life you always thought you'd be living. — Kristen Welch

When I became a mother, I put on the mom jeans and developed mom genes. — Kristen Welch

Parenting is a marathon, and we have to remember our long-term goal of raising beautiful people who love God and others. — Kristen Welch

When entitlement's poison begins to infect our hearts, gratitude is the antidote. — Kristen Welch

it undermines personal — Kristen Welch

We aren't called to do big things; we are just called to do something that fulfills this command: Love God. Love others. — Kristen Welch

... said them for my benefit as much as hers [daughter]. "Honey, it's okay to want things we don't have, but we also need to remember what we do have. If we are going to compare ourselves to those who have more, we must also compare ourselves to those who have less. — Kristen Welch