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The child you hold in your arms is your gift to a future that you will not see. Therefore, we must turn a blind eye to ourselves and selflessly pour the best of ourselves into our children while rigorously sifting out the worst of ourselves. And once we are utterly spent by such daring gestures, we will shockingly discover the resulting emptiness as astonishingly filled.
The child you hold in your arms is your gift to a future that you will not see. Therefore, we must turn a blind eye to ourselves and selflessly pour the best of ourselves into our children while rigorously sifting out the worst of ourselves. And once we are utterly spent by such daring gestures, we will shockingly discover the resulting emptiness as astonishingly filled.
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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