Monday, May 10, 2010

5-9-10 Mothers Day take 2!

I'm re posting this poem as part of it was cut off! Sorry!

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Before I was a Mom
I slept as late as I wanted and

never worried about how late I got into bed.

I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Spit on.
Chewed on.
Pottied on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom
I never held down a screaming child

so that doctors could do tests. Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want

to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my

life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.

Before I was a Mom
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart

outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a

hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother

and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me

feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every

10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love,

the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction

of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much love or

so much pain before I was a Mom.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
— Author unknown.

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