The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it. — Polly Berrien Berends
If your children see that you are seeking, they will seek-the finding part is up to God. — Polly Berrien Berends
Especially with our first child, we tend to take too much responsibility–both — Polly Berrien Berends
Most of us would do more for our babies than we have ever been willing to do for anyone, even ourselves. — Polly Berrien Berends
We can see that the baby is as much an instrument of nourishment for us as we are for him. — Polly Berrien Berends
The gain is not the having of children; it is the discovery of love and how to be loving. — Polly Berrien Berends
The parent is the strongest statement that the child hears regarding what it means to be alive and real. — Polly Berrien Berends
Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? postpartum panic is more like it. — Polly Berrien Berends
My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent — Polly Berrien Berends
