Raising Small Children

Okay ladies, today is already one of those days. It's only 10:00 in the morning and these sweet babies are already testing my patience. I finally have one down for a "hopeful" nap and the other is busy playing with his race track.
I decided I needed to sit down and do my devotional for the day. I grabbed my bible and upper room headed to sit down for some quiet time, (of course I am already irritated from those sweet angels testing me), and I drop my bible, spilling everything out of it. I have to smile when I tell you that the last thing I picked up to place back in its proper place was a "Prayer for Women" that my mom had given me when we started our family. I re-read it and decided my lack of patience and irritability was just going to have to be done for the day.
Here it is..........hope you enjoy!!!!

Raising Small Children

For all these smallnesses

I thank You, Lord:

small children

and small needs;

small meals to cook,

small talk to heed,

and a small book

from which to read

small stories;

small hurts to heal,

small disappointments, too,

as real

as ours;

small glories

to discover

in bugs, pebbles,flowers.

When day is through my mind is small,

my strength is gone;

and as I gather

each dear one

I pray, "Bless each for Jesus' sake-

such angels sleeping, imps awake!"

What wears me out

are little things:

angels minus

shining wings.

Forgive me, Lord,

if I have whined:

it takes so much

to keep them shined;

yet each small rub

has its reward,

for they have blessed me.

Thank You,

Lord.