The Best Gift

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:  the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

- Burton Hillis

Parenting And Humility

"Parenting requires a great deal of sacrifice. You pour a great deal of time, money, and effort into raising your children. Not many things could more accurately portray Becoming Last. My little guy is certainly worth it and I’m sure you’d say the same about your kids. But sometimes I find myself forgetting that it’s not beneath me to serve him too. Experts normally say that people best learn when their leaders lead by example."

- An excerpt from Humility as a Parent by Matt on his blog Becoming Last

The Art Of Battle

"All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest--never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership."

- Ann Landers (Says Truth is Stranger, 1968)

Happiest Moments Are With Family

"The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family."

- Thomas Jefferson

Family In A Box

"Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation."

- Margaret Mead