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© 2016 by Michelle Lores
Big
strapping babies
Learning
to crawl,
Learning
to stand—
Can
you keep up with it all?
Reaching
for things—
Going
here, going there.
You
are at your wit’s end.
Sometimes
you feel like pulling out your hair. : 0
But
then you realize
Every
moment is worth it.
All
the joys and even the tears—
You
know you wouldn’t give up a minute.
Why?
Because
you’re a parent.
You’ve
inherited a special blessing—
A
little one that is heaven sent.
It
isn’t always easy,
It
isn’t even always fun.
But
you know it’s worth every moment—
To
give your love and time to your daughter or your son.
“Father,
thank You for the gift of children.
Thank
You for the parents you have chosen to give them to.
Father,
I pray for families in my community, my state, my country, and all over the
world—we all need You.
We
need You to give us the love, the patience, the heart, and the desire to love
one another selflessly.
As
parents, we need to come to You for wisdom and guidance and all that we need to
stop and just be there for our kids.
They
need us—just our presence.
A
listening ear. A caring hug. A concerned heart.
The
willingness to spend time with them and show an interest in who they are and
what they like.
They
need us in order to grow up strong. They
need to know they have their parent’s love and support. It helps so much.
Even
as aunts and uncles, older sisters and brothers, friends of the family, and
caring members of our communities, we can all play a part in bringing up our
kids right.
Lord,
help us remember to stop and take time to love.
Our
kids need us to grow up strong.
And
may we point them to You with our love, words, and actions.
May
they be drawn to You by what they see in us.
We
can change lives one little person at a time when we invest ourselves—our time
and our love—in the hearts of our young ones.
They
all need to be loved.
And,
Lord, You love them all.
Open
our eyes to how we can brighten a young one’s day today, pointing the way to
You with our actions and words of love.
And
Lord, please—help us to listen more than we interject—that they may know we
care about them and who they are and who they are becoming.
Show
us the time to listen and the time to give guidance, and let us not confuse the
two.
I
love You, Lord.
Help
us love the children You have put in our lives, that they may grow up to walk
with You.
In
Jesus’ Name, Amen.”
What
is my cup of SonShine for today?
To
love the children and young people in my life in every possible way that God
sets before me today.
“Lord,
may I not hold back any good that I can give to these children in Your Name.
In
Jesus’ Precious, Holy, and Powerful Name, Amen.”
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