Heres a handful of quotes I find to be inspiring to me as a mom, and help me strive to be a better mom and wife with each passing day.

“Life is not only meant to be appreciated in retrospect . . . There is something each day to embrace and cherish.” —Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill

“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” —Maya Angelou

“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 has completely changed me. It’s just about like the most completely humbling experience that I’ve ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in, and if you can’t stand up to those principles when you’re raising a child, forget it.” —Diane Keaton

“Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world.” —C.S. Lewis

“I see myself as a mom first. I’m so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me, or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I’m happy.” —Angelina Jolie

“Being a mom has made me so tired—and so happy.” —Tina Fey

Also would like to share some beautiful photos shot by my friend Kristin @ KristinNoelPhotography