It is difficult to express how grateful I am to be a mother. Being the mother of Savannah and being Skyler's companion in parenthood has been amazing. Skyler read a poem in his talk in church on Mother's Day that I think defined very well the feelings of motherhood and the responsibilities that we bear to help our babies reach their greatest potential.
Help me dear Lord, as a mother, I pray
And bless these hands folded in prayer today;
May they be ever strong as they guide, as they teach,
Beings never too far for a child to reach.
May they never, with selfishness, try to dissuade,
Nor too quickly punish, nor too slowly aid.
May they point out the pleasures in laughter and song,
And may they show, wisely, the right from the wrong,
So that one day I'll know that I've helped all I can
To make her a woman, to make him a man.
-Mary Loberg
And bless these hands folded in prayer today;
May they be ever strong as they guide, as they teach,
Beings never too far for a child to reach.
May they never, with selfishness, try to dissuade,
Nor too quickly punish, nor too slowly aid.
May they point out the pleasures in laughter and song,
And may they show, wisely, the right from the wrong,
So that one day I'll know that I've helped all I can
To make her a woman, to make him a man.
-Mary Loberg
It takes great love and strength to strive to be a mother each day. Yet, each day I look at my baby girl and love her more than I did the day before. I am fervently grateful to be the mother of my Savannah Madelyn.
1 comment:
she looks like such a big girl these days! They are growing up so fast!
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