A Poem to Encourage

Long time, no see!  So much is going on around our blessed little mess of a house that I haven't had much time to even think about blogging!  I'll be back, though; just needing to take a little time to catch up with life.  To hold you over in the meantime, here is a poem I stumbled upon while rocking a teething baby and flipping through old issues of Above Rubies.  I pray I can be this woman that not only my children need, but the world needs, as well!

"Mothers the World Needs"

by Kathryn Blackburn Peck

Mothers with courage, 

mothers who pray;

These are the kind

the world needs today;

Mothers who think,

who study and plan,

Mothers who laugh

as much as they can,

Having the gift that is

better than money--

The habit of seeing that

some things are funny.

Mothers whose faith

never wavers or falters,

Mothers whose spirits

the world never alters,

Loving the right and

scorning the wrong,

Facing the problems

of life with a song,

Mothers whose bravery 

transcends their fears,

Winning the battle 

with patience and tears,

Never submitting

to weakness or sin--

Storming heaven's gates 

'till the children are in.

Mothers heroic,

not guilty of whining,

Hands graced with service

and faces with shining,

Mothers of purity,

virtue and faith,

Steadfast in life and

triumphant in death.

Looking beyond the dark

pathway of sorrow,

Seeking a home 

in God's joyous tomorrow,

Leading the children,

pointing the way--

These are the mothers, 

the world needs today!