--- title: "4 Leslie Leyland Fields Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "American author and editor... | Leslie Leyland Fields is an American author and editor from Kodiak Island, Alaska. Browse 4 Leslie Leyland Fields quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/leslie-leyland-fields-65345_children_we-never-replace-jesus-in-our-children-s_349252.jpg" --- # Leslie Leyland Fields (1957) Writer **4** quotes in **15** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Leslie Leyland Fields is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Leslie Leyland Fields Born November 23, 1957 Profession Writer ## About Leslie Leyland Fields American author and editor... \| Leslie Leyland Fields is an American author and editor from Kodiak Island, Alaska. ## Quotes by Leslie Leyland Fields > [“We never replace Jesus in our children's lives. We don't even do the work of Jesus in our children's lives. We do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-leyland-fields/we-never-replace-jesus-in-our-children-s-lives-we-don-t-even-do-the/) Leslie Leyland Fields [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc4/leslie-leyland-fields-65345_children_we-never-replace-jesus-in-our-children-s_349252.jpg) > [“In emphasizing God's love over his holiness--his set-apartness as a sovereign, omniscient authority--we end up believing that his central concern is our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-leyland-fields/in-emphasizing-god-s-love-over-his-holiness-his-set-apartness-as-a/) Leslie Leyland Fields [God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/leslie-leyland-fields-65345_god_in-emphasizing-god-s-love-over-his-holin_1772633.jpg) > [“Ironically, pretending that parenting is easy diminishes the value of family. As truth seekers and truth speakers, we need to be honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-leyland-fields/ironically-pretending-that-parenting-is-easy-diminishes-the-value-of/) Leslie Leyland Fields [Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/leslie-leyland-fields-65345_child_ironically-pretending-that-parenting-is_2404560.jpg) > [ “God has already shown us the way \[to parent\]. He parents, not according to an external list of rules, but according to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-leyland-fields/god-has-already-shown-us-the-way-to-parent-he-parents-not-according/) Leslie Leyland Fields [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/leslie-leyland-fields-65345_children_god-has-already-shown-us-the-way-to-pare_2892824.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-leyland-fields/#itemlist", "name": "Leslie Leyland Fields Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We never replace Jesus in our children's lives. We don't even do the work of Jesus in our children's lives. We do the work of parents, which is to point our children to Jesus. 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