As mothers, new and old there are times we just want to be rescued from the booboos, the drool and tantrums. If you are among the lucky ones that get to have some time alone, I say congratulations! For some of us time alone is a far fetched dream, and some days are so overwhelming we find ourselves questioning our decisions and actions. Every one of us have those days and we sometimes need reassurance to let us know that those catastrophic but blessed moments are all worth it. For me, I like to read quotes for a little motivation to spice up my day ahead. These are some of my favorite quotes and I hope they make your day sunnier!

“When you’re in the thick of raising your kids by yourself, you tend to keep a running list of everything you think you’re doing wrong. I recommend taking a lot of family pictures as evidence to the contrary.” —Connie Schultz “I think every working mom probably feels the same thing: You go through big chunks of time where you’re just thinking, ‘This is impossible — oh, this is impossible.’ And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.” —Tina Fey “The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.”-Jeffrey R Holland” “The joy in motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.” -M. Russell Ballard “Men have to have something given to them to make them saviors of men, but not mothers, not women. They are born with an inherent right, an inherent authority, to be saviors of human souls…and the regenerating force in the lives of God’s children.” -Mathew Cowley “All those clichés–those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood–all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience.”–Penelope Cruz “Being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you’ve gained from having one.” – Sunny Gupta “Motherhood is not a hobby, it is a calling. It is not something to do if you can squeeze the time in, it is what God gave you time for.” – Rachel JanKovic “Being a mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure love.” -Mildred B. Vermont “Becoming a mother makes you realize you can do almost anything one-handed.”– Unknown “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” –Linda Wooten “There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed, but in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child, you are a super mom.”– Stephanie Precourt