Rachel Balducci > Quotes

“The great irony of motherhood is that while you sometimes long for someone else to be in charge, it is next to impossible to mentally accept that reality.”
― Rachel Balducci, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

“The journey of motherhood centers on being the person God has chosen out of all humanity and space and time to care for these souls, these beings who will exist for all eternity.”
― Rachel Balducci, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

“My boys don't always come home from school ready to dish about the day. But if I'm patient, little details will reveal themselves to me. When I check the pockets, I get a peek into my boys' minds, an idea of what they consider amazing and lovely--what they consider to be a thing of beauty. I feel lucky to get a glimpse of this beauty every day.”
― Rachel Balducci, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

“Nothing says I love you like processed food.”
― Rachel Balducci, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys

“They are seed-harvester ants, and while me versus one boy is totally manageable, me versus the pack of them is nearly impossible. Their hunger is a lightsaber, and I am no match for its power.”
― Rachel Balducci

“What it meant was learning to find God in the center of everything I did, and to see everything I did as what God wanted of me in that moment. Folding this load of laundry, driving this carpool, feeding this hungry, cranky child. These were the things God asked of me, and I would do them for him. I would give him my YES in each moment, as often as I could remember. In doing so, Jesus could act in me and I could grow in love for him. If I moved about the hours of my day with a trust that whatever I was doing was what God wanted me to be doing, I would have incredible peace.”
― Rachel Balducci, Make My Life Simple: Bringing Peace to Heart and Home