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Being a mother is not about ‘birthing a child into the world.’ Rather, it is about repeatedly ‘birthing into the child’ a steady sense of their inestimable worth, a prized understanding of their authentic self, a conviction that the impossible is largely the stuff of myth, and an utterly unwavering belief that the cold actions of men never represent the warm heart of God. It is the relentless act of birthing these things into the innermost soul of a thirsty child that makes a woman a mother.
Being a mother is not about ‘birthing a child into the world.’ Rather, it is about repeatedly ‘birthing into the child’ a steady sense of their inestimable worth, a prized understanding of their authentic self, a conviction that the impossible is largely the stuff of myth, and an utterly unwavering belief that the cold actions of men never represent the warm heart of God. It is the relentless act of birthing these things into the innermost soul of a thirsty child that makes a woman a mother.
Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
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- Craig D. Lounsbrough
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- Approximate author period: c. 2012 AD · contemporary
Approximate author period, documented activity in 2012. Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone — Ambassador International / Logos. Product Details: author Lounsbrough, Craig D.; publication 2012; Ambassador International; ISBN 9781620201671. This is NOT the composition date of every attributed quotation. Source: https://www.logos.com/product/42549/flecks-of-gold-on-a-path-of-stone-simple-truths-for-profound-living (accessed 2026-10-08).
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