Family

In fact, if our kids are successful in every normal way, they can still miss God's main mark.

My wife and I have many arguments but she only wins half of them. My mother-in-law wins the other half.

A mother is always a mother, since a mother is a biological fact, whilst a father is a movable feast.

In 1979, when I was toddler, the Russians invaded Afghanistan, and my whole family fled to Vienna, Virginia. Far from home, my parents were determined to raise my two sisters and me according to Afghan traditions.

My father has been an actor since 1964. Things were tight a lot of the times, financially. It wasn't like a big romantic adventure.

You really don't need to study how to change a diaper. As a new mom, you learn pretty darn quickly!

Maggie had learned a long time ago that each day with a child was filled with two kinds of battles: those that won the war, and those that did not.

Don't open the door to strangers,' said her dad. 'Unless they're selling something. Then open the door and see if I'd like it. If I'd like it, buy it for me. But nothing cheap. I have standards. Nothing too expensive, either. My standards aren't that high.

I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility.

I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.

I walked out of his room sure I'd said the right thing maybe not as a father but as a Dad. I'd said the right thing, for once in my life.

Your neighbour is your nearest family.

Sometimes … I think parents work so hard to keep us from making their mistakes, they won’t allow us to make our own.

My Gullah grandfather is bringing a bag of dust to a vampire war. I feel better.

Being a mother is hard and it wasn't a subject I ever studied.

Mothering while grieving should involve being understanding and keeping a gentle attitude toward yourself as you work to balance your own needs and your child's. You become stronger by remaining aware of your own well-being, which in turn makes you a stronger person for your child or children.

No parent should have to bury their child.

For years I used to bore my wife over lunch with stories about funny incidents.

The book of Jonah becomes an embarrassing and public reading of your family business. (page iii).

The only person can love you in the world is Your mother (real)She forgets with in seconds the bad behavior you did wtih her, she comes backs again with love!