A Child to Love

Kelly Marie McGinnis Wilbourn

You can have your wealth and riches
All the things so many seek,
Position, power, and success,
The fame you long to keep.

You can earn as much as you wish,
Reach a status high above,
But none of these can equal
Having one sweet child to love.

‘Tis the greatest gift from heaven,
Little arms that hold you tight,
And a kiss so soft and gentle
When you tuck them in at night.

A million precious questions
And each story often read,
Two eyes so bright and smiling,
And a darling tousled head.

God has never matched the goodness
Of a trusting little face,
Or a heart so full of laughter
Spreading sunshine every place.

A child to hold and cuddle,
‘Tis a gift from God above,
And the world is so much brighter
When you have a child to love.

Mother's Heart

Author Unknown

I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.
Our life together has just begun
You're part of me my little one.

As mother with child, each day I grew,
My mind was filled with thoughts of you.
I'd daydream of the things we'd share,
Like late-night bottles and teddy bears.

Like first steps and skinned knees,
Like bedtime stories and ABC's.
I thought of things you'd want to know,
Like how birds fly and flowers grow.

I thought of lessons I'd need to share,
Like standing tall and playing fair.
When I first saw your precious face,
I prayed your life be touched with grace.

I thanked the angels from above,
And promised you unending love.
Each night I lay you down to sleep,
I gently kiss your head and cheek.

I count your little fingers and toes;
I memorize your eyes and nose.
I linger at your nursery door,
Awed each day I love you more.

Through misty eyes, I dim the light,
I whisper, "I love you" every night.
I loved you from the very start,
You stole my breath, embraced my heart.

As mother and child our journeys begun,
My heart's yours forever little one.

My Little Hand (to a mother)

Author Unknown

Take my little hand in yours
Teach me wrong from right
Read me bedtime stories
And tuck me in each night

Fill my mind with wonder
And my little heart with love
Teach me about Jesus
How He sent me from above

Help me to always understand
The things I need to know
For it's you who I'll be watching
Each day as I grow

And I'll want to be just like you
When I'm all grown up someday
So take my little hand in yours
and lead me on my way!

Legacy Of An Adopted Child

Author Unknown

Once there were two women
Who never knew each other.
One you do not remember,
The other you call mother.

Two different lives
Shaped to make yours one.
One became your guiding star,
The other became your sun.

The first gave you life
And the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love
And the second was there to give it.

One gave you a nationality,
The other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent,
The other gave you an aim.

One gave you emotions,
The other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile,
The other dried your tears.

One gave you up -
It was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child
And God led her straight to you.

And now you ask me
Through your tears,
The age-old question
Through the years:

Heredity or environment
Which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling - neither,
Just two different kinds of love.

What I love

Author Unknown

How can I not love you
With all of the special things you do

I love it when you say hey
I love it that I see you every day

I love the way you hold my hand
I love the way that you always understand

I love the way you stand up for me
I love the way you sacrafice for me

I love when you walk me to school
I love it when you act like a fool

I love that you'll stay up all night
Even when I start a fight

I love it when you make me mad
And I love the way that your never sad

I love the feeling you give me when we kiss
I love it, it's just the best gift

I love that you respect me
I love that you forgive me

I love it when you trust me
And I love it when you don't

What I'm really trying to say,
Is that I love you

My Mother Kept A Garden

Author Unknown

My Mother kept a garden,
a garden of the heart,
She planted all the good things
that gave my life it's start.

She turned me to the sunshine
and encouraged me to dream,
Fostering and nurturing
the seeds of self-esteem...

And when the winds and rain came,
she protected me enough-
But not too much because she knew
I'd need to stand up strong and tough.

Her constant good example
always taught me right from wrong-
Markers for my pathway
that will last a lifetime long.

I am my Mother's garden.
I am her legacy-
And I hope today she feels the love
reflected back from me

What is a Mother?

Author Unknown

A Mother has so many things to do,
From washing, ironing, cleaning to tying a shoe.
She scrubs, she mends, she cooks and sews,
She bathes the children and washes their clothes.

When they forget to wash their faces clean,
And their clothes are the muddiest you've ever seen,
Who repairs the clothes and scrubs them like new?
Of course, that is what a Mother will do.

Who becomes the doctor or the nurse when they are ill,
Applying a bandage or giving them a pill?
Who becomes a teacher when a child has homework?
She must never her duty shirk.

Who becomes a detective to find a toy or a book?
For missing things she must look and look?
Who becomes a listener to every heartache,
To every accomplishment that a child makes?

Who scolds their children when they are naughty,
Or remind them of God when they are too haughty?
Who tends her family with love and patience, too?
Of course that is what a Mother will do.

A Mother's Love

Author Unknown

There are times when only a mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappoints
And calm all of our fears.

There are times when only a mother's love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.

There are times when only a mother's faith
Can help us on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.

For a mother's heart and a mother's faith
And a mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the angels
And sent from God above.

Mother

Author Unknown

You filled my days with rainbow lights,
Fairy tales and sweet dream nights,

A kiss to wipe away my tears,
Gingerbread to ease my fears.

You gave the gift of life to me
And then in love, you set me free.

I thank you for your tender care,
For deep warm hugs and being there.

I hope that when you think of me
A part of you you'll always see

I Said A Mother's Prayer For You

Author Unknown

I said a Mother's Day prayer for you
To thank the Lord above
For blessing me with a lifetime
Of your tender hearted love.

I thanked God for the caring
You've shown me through the years,
For the closeness we've enjoyed
In time of laughter and of tears.

And so, I thank you from the heart
For all you've done for me
And I bless the Lord for giving me
The best mother there could be!