Thursday, January 5, 2012

Parents prayer

I found this between the 11pm and 2am feeding. I think it is a little more than perfect...


Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.
I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot

May I lie back--not have to think
about what they're stuffing down the sink,
or who they're with, or where they're at
and what they're doing to the cat.
I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)

To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)
Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)
And that I need not cook or clean--
(well heck, I've got the right to dream)

Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know--
I must have lost them long ago!
~Author Unknown


I know we haven't experienced a lot of these things, such as the dead goldfish or the cats being tortured, but I can totally relate to the lack of sleep. And I can only imagine what it is going to be like when Hannah and Hailey get older, especially if we throw a little brother or sister in the mix a few years down the road.

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