I want to hold onto
these blessings given
from God's hand
to my life at this moment.
I want to hold
tightly to
my husband...
and have him with me
for the rest of my days...
I want to freeze in time
my 5th grader
with his abundant energy
and desire for justice...
I want to forever hold
my 2nd grader
with his gift for writing stories
and love for staying
home with me...
"Mommy will you play
the Wii with me?"
How I want my heart to be awakened to
each moment with these precious people...
I don't want to live in fear for the future...
for what might happen
for the what-ifs...
Instead, of clinging tightly to these
precious people, Lord, give
me the courage to hold
them in my open hands...knowing that You
will make them a blessing
wherever You take them...
may each balled sock bring
only smiles and prayers for its owner...
may each unmade bed raise
my heart in praise for the blessing of rest...
may each dirty dish
put a song on my tongue for our daily bread...
may each word I speak to these blessings
encourage them in their own walk with Jesus...
may each moment I spend making our home
a special place not be viewed as a waste...
but as a present to them...
may each unkind word spoken by
hurting people be dropped at the curb
and not held tightly to my heart...
Remind me each day, Lord, of Your goodness...
of Your blessings...
and of Your calling on my life
as a wife and mom...
for this is one of those things
that only I can do in their lives.
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"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life...She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.' Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate." ~Proverbs 31:10-12, 25-31
