“There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” -Washington Irving

“The dance of life finds its beginnings in grief. It is the way in which pain can be embraced, not out of a desire to suffer, but in the knowledge that something new will be born in the pain.” -Henri Nouwen

“Where joy is a habit, love is a reflex.” -Bob Goff

‘I do think that families are the most beautiful things in all the world!’ -Jo March, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott.

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” -Walt Whitman