Encourage, Guide & Love

“Too frequently, women underestimate their influence for good. Well could you follow the formula given by the Lord: ‘Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God’ (D&C 88:119).“In such a house will be found happy, smiling children who have been taught, by precept and example, the truth. In a Latter-day Saint home, children are not simply tolerated, but welcomed; not commanded, but encouraged; not driven, but guided; not neglected, but loved.”
Thomas S. Monson, “The Spirit of Relief Society,” Ensign, May 1992, 101-102

I just had to post this statement by President Monson. I believe as mothers we can have such a great influence for good with our children. I like the words he used about children: encouraged, guided and loved. These are mothering words. I have tried to come up with a consise family motto. This is my rough draft: "Encourage, Lift & Inspire".