1 Corinthians 13 for parents

If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place,
but have not love, I am a housekeeper -- not a homemaker.

If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements,
but have not love, my children learn cleanliness -- not godliness.

Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.
Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.
Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.
Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.

Love is present through the trials.
Love reprimands, reproves, and is responsive.
Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child,
then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.
Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.

Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection.
Now I glory in God's perfection of my child.
As a mother there is much I must teach my child,
but the greatest of all is love.

(author unknown)

Originally posted 2007-03-17 07:45:08.

• There's never a dull moment with kids around... Raising a family is a meditation. Joseph Campbell I could have used a few meditations yesterday, LOL. My kids got into the car after school...
• Chinese adoptive child finds her family in China I was watching one about a young boy. But the one that finds her Chinese family is a 10 yr old girl. The video is...
• Solid rock, Bob Dylan Well, I'm hangin' on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go, and I can't let go,...

• Prayer against Miscarriages (Saint Catherine) Humble Virgin and Doctor of the Church, in thirty-three years you achieved great perfection and became the counselor of Popes. You know the temptations of...
• Litany Of The Holy Spirit (III) God the Eternal Father, Bless me, I adore Thee. God the Eternal Son, Bless me, I adore Thee. God the Eternal Spirit, Bless me, I...
• Day 1 - Miraculous 54 Day Rosary Novena Say "Trinitarian Formula" then recite the "Apostle's Creed, the "Queen of the Holy Rosary," One "Our Father," three "Hail Marys" First Mystery: The Annunciation Biblical Verse: And coming in,...

• Snapper Walk-Behind Mowers Lawnmowers Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living Nursery
• Owl House For Rodent Control Pest & Weed Control Gardening & Plants Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living
• Corn House Plants Tropicals Plants, Seeds & Bulbs Gardening & Plants Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living
• John Deer Walk-Behind Mowers Lawnmowers Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living
• Briggs Walk-Behind Mowers Lawnmowers Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living