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Mother’s Day Prayer
On this happy Mother’s Day, Please bless my mom Dear Lord I prayHelp her know her hearts desire
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Guide her to all that You inspireHelp her to be strong and trueBless her actions as she reflects YouLord, bring mom joy and happiness Remind her that life is truly blessedShow mom abundance every single dayIt is for you dear mother, that today I pray
Family Easter PrayerBy Victoria Carrington
Today is Easter SundayWe bow our heads and pray
We thank you very much Dear LordFor giving us this day
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We thank you for the trees and grass and all small living thingsWe thank you for the springtime and the freshness that it brings
God please remember those that are not here with us tonightPlease keep them safe from harm and keep them in your sight
Please bless this food before usAnd the family that is here
Keep us safe from all harm LordUntil Easter comes next year
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A Family Christmas Prayer
It’s Christmas Day, the snow is brightThe world is covered in a pristine whiteThe air is crisp and pure and cleanThis is the most beautiful day I’ve ever seen
Surrounded by gifts and food and familyI realize how blessed I am to be meThere is much to be grateful for this time of yearYet I miss some of those who can not be here
(Add your own verse about dearly departed relatives here)
So this Christmas Day, let’s cherish and loveAll the family still with us and remember those gone aboveGod bless us and keep us safe from all harmRemind us with each other to be understanding and warm
God, don’t let us lose sight of the true meaning of this day:The love of God and love of family, and for this we pray.
Amen.
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A Child’s PrayerBy Victoria Carrington
Dear God please keep me safe and warmProtect me from those who may cause me harm
God, hold me close and hold me tightGuide me through the stormy night
Even when life seems hard and unfairPlease remind me you will always be there
Make me strong and help me stand tallEven when I am afraid I will fall
Forgive my mistakes, I am not always rightJust continue to let me live in your light
Sometimes I feel small, weak and aloneLord, please protect me until I get grown
Once I am bigger I will know just what to doI will remind tomorrow’s children to have faith in You
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A Mother’s Prayer
To the God above who has sent me such love
I wonder in awe looking down at your faceI gaze in your eyes, I have found my place.
My heart is full, my joy so completeWhat a wonder from God that we finally should meet.
Thank You for this package delivered with careTo think of life without him I wouldn’t dare
I am so blessed to have so muchTo hold, to smell, to see, to touch
To think that this life has sprung forth from me, I walk a little lighter, almost giddy!It is hard to imagine how he came to be
A constant reminder to live in Your lightWe remember your power, your strength and your might
Tender loving father please guide my heartTo make the most of our days until we part
Father, guide me todayKeep me patient and kind as a Mommy I pray
As he sleeps in my arms such a peace fills my soulI feel so special to have been given such a role
He has bought me compassion that I never knewWhat a transformation you have led me through
I sing your praises loudly for showing me the lightMy little baby’s rounded face is such a splendid site
Protect me and my family as we grow and matureTeach us to plant, sow and nurture
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May his passion run deep and his manner be mild
Bless us with abundance in the people we meet,Ideas we generate and the food that we eat
Keep us safe from harm as long as you can Help us to follow your Divine Plan
A new mommy now my life will never be the sameI pray my little baby will be happy that he came
Let us know when you think we can handle more loveThen when you are ready send us another gift from above
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Protection PrayerBy Victoria Carrington
Lord, look after my babiesHold them close to youFill them with your love and joy Show them what’s right to doKeep them safe from harm, Dear Lord Protect them with all your mightKeep them on the narrow pathKeep them in your lightEspecially when times are hardNever let them give up hopeLet them know if they follow YouWith any problem they can copeLord, thank You for these gifts You have sent me from aboveLet my babies always know They have my unending love
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Laughter
Squeals of joyHearty innocenceUnbridled happinessCarefree abandonInfectious gigglesThe song of childhood
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Captive
Wisps of hairSweet milky breathBig brown eyesAlive with wonderSoft silky skinPlump golden arms
A tender cheekAngelic sleepLove small and warm
A mother’s heartCaughtForever
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Womb
Water and warmthCushion and cocoonMotion, music, my mommy’s voiceSafe and sereneDreamy lullSplashing gurglesMy first home
Imagine
Wisps of hairPink tender lipsDelicate fingersCurled up tightWarm and darkSounds of comfortSoothing motionsSteady heartbeatsCord of connectionSafe surroundMy own placeWhat will I become?
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New Life
Bubbles of laughter straight from the heartCarefree warmth and trusting innocenceNever-ending vitality and joyBundle of lifeComes in a small packagePerfectly sized for the crook of a mother’s arm
Small Miracle in Our Midst
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God Almighty, You are deserving of all praiseWe are in awe at this miracle of lifeThat you have placed in our livesEveryday a new unfoldingA Divine Plan known so well to youOnly you know the full potentialPresent in one so small
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Baby Whispers
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Noiseless flakes falling on the snowBrave seedling pushes through the earthHopeWordless dreams
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Mommy Loves You
Silky brown hair with a swirl on topMommy loves you
Caramel-colored skin, smooth as silk, soft to the touchMommy loves you
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Mommy loves you
Plump, rosy cheeks, beg to be kissedMommy loves you
Big, curious brown eyes, wide with wonderMommy loves you
Tiny dimples light up when you laughMommy loves you
Rounded tummy, so cute sticking outMommy loves you
Foam soft thighs; help you run swift and sureMommy loves you
Fast little feet, pudgy toesMommy loves you
Bubbly laugh makes your face glowMommy loves you
Extra-long eyelashes that tickle my cheekMommy loves you
Peaceful pose and sweet breath as you lay fast asleepMommy loves you
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Million Dollar Mama
I’m a Million Dollar Mama I’m happy to sayI accept abundance for my familySo get out of my way!
Open to reveal my talent and skillI lead my family to freedom, I will, I will!
Despite bumps in the road and moments of doubt, My faith and my courage I will not be withoutI resolve to stay happy as I stay on trackAnd remember important lessons but never look back
A I am grooving and working and moving alongI resolve to stay grateful and keep my spirit strongI remember to meander; there are things not to missA funny smile a happy game, a tender goodnight kiss
For in my quest to make the future a better place to be, I will not neglect the here and now as I enjoy my family
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Assets
Some assets depreciate quicklyLuxury cars, finest-label clothesThe latest kitchen tools and pampering spa “essentials”High fashion magazines, stylish shoes and handbagsSpecially-formulated cosmetics and the latest fragrant parfumsOh what I have learned
Appreciating assets stay with you forevermoreThey are those you grow to care about everyday a little moreAs time goes on like Time spent throwing pebbles into puddlesAnd gazing into deep brown toddler eyesTrying to guess what’s going on insideKisses on still-baby soft cheeksHolding a tiny body for nighttime comfortTime can not take away from these momentsThey become ever more precious still.
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Just as You Are
Snip, snip, snipCurly brown ringletsFall to the floorLittle pieces of innocenceCut awayStill the perfect baby, angelic in every way?Beginning of a new awarenessConform to society’s standardsGone are the wild, crazy curlsSpringy and full of lifeTraded for even lines, neat locksPerfectly in placeBut I want you silly with full, raucous laughterPlay, run and jump, scream with abandonWhile you canBefore the passage of timeMakes you too awareThat you are always being watchedLive in your perfect worldThe world made just for youWhere you are the starBefore the dream-stealersMake you realize your nakednessAnd make you feel foolish
Quietly, somberly, I sweep up the memoriesOf a newborn’s sweet-smelling, silky hairAnd hold the memory always close to my heart
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Sleep
It’s taking so long for you to nod your little headYou’d rather stay awake and play with mom instead!
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Hey You
Hey you, with 4-wheeled vehicles everywhereTrain in one hand, school bus in anotherAll day, into the nightBig cars, little carsDown the slideAcross Mommy’s tummy
In your baby shopping cart, vehicles are nested insideVehicles nested inside vehicles nested inside vehiclesDump trucks, front loaders and wheelbarrows tooYou even wake up yelling “car!”
Demand to get in the grown-up carExploring the inside of your late-Grandpa’s carInch by inch not just with your hands but with your trainYou know, your favorite engine with the smiling faceAnd the number one
In the restaurant, dunk the car in the milkEmergency car wash aheadWatermelon pieces become train tracksYour roll a soft bumper
“Choo-choo, Chug-a-lug” you imitate the big trains we hear everydayWe stop our journey to look at every truckIt makes for a busy, tiring daySo much action, so much fun
You finally sleep and I know of what you dream….
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Word ContainersBy Victoria Carrington
Poems are vesselsGather emotions Create order out of chaosCategorized and storedI can go back and identifyThe once un-nameableAnd perhapsJust perhapsHelp someone else do the same
SeasideBy Victoria Carrington
Birds flying freeWaves upon the sandMajestic treesDazzling sunLush green grassBrightly-colored butterfliesNature’s movies A feast for the eyesWait for allWho stop to see
MiracleBy Victoria Carrington
The miracle of youForming within meBrings tears to my eyesI am powerI am feminineI am a vessel of the most profound kindChosen to carry youTo provide for youUntil you can provide for yourselfHow can this be?Will I know how To be everything for you?Your breath, your food, your lifeI do not understand
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The mystery of the depthsThere is a little miracleTaking place inside of meThat miracle is youThrilled yet cautiousWorries can not steal the joyConfidence blossoms as life unfoldsI will never be the sameI love you already
He Listens
To be heardTo hearSit in the stillness togetherNo wordsJust hopeI am heardI feel wholeI am worthwhileEven my squeaky innerspringsSound like wind chimes to YouThank You for listeningI take a deep breathAnd let it all outYou are there and You sayFear notMy ears are for youMy heart is openWelcome
Joining
Healing wholeness as two become onePeace with knowing We are in the right placeHigh above the barbed wire Of cynics and skepticsBold pathways traveledCompleteness of joy
Tether me, bind me, hold me closeGrounded in wisdom and loveGrow sturdy and strong
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Cast off that which does not growWaves will rock and cleanseCycles of tides through eternityWill not erode what is joined.
HopeBy Victoria Carrington
Quickly, quietly to the upstairs bathI retreat to prepareOpen the shiny packageIn there lies my future, my hopeWill I be, will you be?The sample is producedNow it is time to waitMinutes seem like hoursI listen to my breathNot daring to consider what might beSo much power in that little plastic stickAfter an eternity, steal a furtive glanceDare to check the future What might be
Sigh.
Nothing.Swallow hard, manage a smileSoon it will happenMy belly will fill with baby Happiness will fill our homeBlink back tears
Wait!Like magic, a thin line appears.Wipe the tears, blink twiceA new life has begun!
ForeverBy Victoria Carrington
Baby says don’t goDon’t leave meDo not forget I am hereEven if you go
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I never willTake my handWrap me in your tendernessHold me close to your chestForever
Why I Love Being a Mom
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My Poem for My Children
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