Time and experience have taught me a priceless lesson: Any child you take for your own becomes your own if you give of yourself to that child. I have born two children and had seven others by adoption, and they are all my children, equally beloved and precious.
Interpretation
True parenthood involves emotional investment and love, regardless of biological ties.
In this quote, Dale Evans emphasizes the idea that love and dedication define parenthood more than biology. By stating that any child you embrace and nurture becomes 'your own,' she illustrates the profound impact of emotional commitment and the transformative power of acceptance in relationships, highlighting that familial bonds are created through love and care, not solely through blood relations.
In practice
During a family gathering, to highlight the importance of love in parenthood.
Cowgirl is a spirit, a special brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. Cowgirls take stands. They speak up. They defend the things they hold dear. A cowgirl might be a rancher, or a barrel racer, or a bull rider, or an actress. But she's just as likely to be a checker at the local Winn Dixie, a full-time mother, a banker, an attorney, or an astronaut.
Christmas, my child, is love in action." ~ Dale Evans (1912-2001), American film actress, singer and songwriter. Wife of Roy Rogers.
It doesn't matter how old you are or what you do with your life, you will never stop needing your mum. And I will never stop needing mine, so thanks, Mum.
Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition, but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.
Well now, I'd rather have you than a dozen boys, Anne,' said Matthew patting her hand. 'Just mind you that β rather than a dozen boys. Well now, I guess it wasn't a boy that took the Avery scholarship, was it? It was a girl β my girl β my girl that I'm proud of.
My family is everything. I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.
May each family rediscover family prayer, which helps to bring about mutual understanding and forgiveness.
If you are a single parent, make friends with others in similar situations and develop friendships with married couples. Counsel with your priesthood leaders. Let them know of your needs and wants. Single parenthood is understood by the Lord.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.