A Mother's Prayer

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day,

With little time to stop and pray,

For Life's been anything but calm,

Since You called me to be a mom -

Running errands, matching socks,

Building dreams with matching blocks,

Cooking, cleaning and finding shoes,

And other stuff that children lose,

Fitting lids on bottled bugs,

Wiping tears and giving hugs,

A stack of last week's mail to read -

So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,

Just at the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessings of Your grace,

I see then, in my small one's face,

That You have blessed me all the while-

And I stoop to kiss... That precious smile.

- Source Unknown

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