I didn't listen
to all of their imaginary stories.
Today I hurried
them through what could have been
very special moments,
to achieve my binding agenda.
Today my prayers
were too short and
my lectures too
long.
My smiles, I'm
sure, didn't hide my fatigue.
Today I didn't
heal any wounds;
in fact, I'm sure
I caused some.
Their tears fell
and I felt too lifeless
to wipe them away.
Today I felt completely
defeated and totally inadequate
for this position
called "mommy."
But as I kneel
in prayer to confess my failures,
I am reminded.....
I am not their
hope.
I am not their
joy.
I am not their
salvation.
He is!
And they are his
children even more than they are mine.
I am reminded.....
He always listens,
always guides,
always touches,
and always loves
perfectly.
I can rest now,
Lord, remembering
that I am not
alone.
Wendy C. Brewer
as quoted in What
Every Child Needs
I wanted to include this
page to remind those of us that are raising children, that we aren't alone.
Our Father is with us always. We don't have to go it alone.
Today, make it your goal to reaffirm your child, to let him/her know that they matter.
"Train a child in the way he should go, and
when he is old he will not turn from it." - - Proverbs 22:6 NIV
