Son, do what your father tells you and never forget what your mother taught you. Keep their words with you always, locked in your heart. Their teaching will lead you when you travel, protect you at night, and advise you during the day. Their instructions are a shining light; their correction can teach you how to live.

Proverbs 7:20-23

As a mother and father how many laws have your written? If your parents have an unswerving trust in God, they will be strong and gentle, amid the fears, pressures, and trying times we all face as a family. Of the laws you have written, how many are worth remembering?

No man is poor who had a Godly mother.

- Abraham Lincoln

Our Daily Bread - May 12, 2002