Our Words

*Words matter! They have the power mysteriously to enter our hearts and minds and lift us beyond the present moment into the presence of God himself. How important it is, then, that we mothers, shepherds of our children’s lives and hearts, choose our words to them carefully. We must deliberately aim our words at their hearts in such a way as to give our children hope, faith, strength and also to point them toward the redeeming love of Christ. We can become the affirming voice of God to our children just as we become a picture of His redeeming reality in their everyday lives. In this way we extend the gift of grace. Our words go deeply into their heart and memory as a reflection of Him.*

~Sally Clarkson, The Ministry of Motherhood