Prayer

This was sent to me in an email and it says its for a single parent, but I think it can be for any parent.

My God, I have such wonderful children, most precious gifts I do not deserve. My heart melts into joy each time they look at me, each time they call me “Mommy“. When they embrace me or kiss me; all my troubles disappear in a moment. Nothing else matters except their laughter and the brightness of their eyes. You know I would give them everything. I would give them the world if I could. Gladly would I sacrifice everything for them, even my own life if need be. They brought me hope, they gave my life direction and meaning I’ve never known before. Surely Lord, you have saved me through my children. Through them you have made known to me one more reason of how much you love me.

But I am not worthy O God. I feel so incapable of taking care of your most beautiful gifts to me. For what can I possibly give these children? My failures? My brokenness? My shameful past? What can I teach these children? How can I mould them into the people they are meant to be?

What shall a single mom like me pray?
Yet you gave them to me, you’ve brought these children unto my cold and shaking hands. Surely you must know my weaknesses, yet you must have also known I would call upon you to help me and to provide for the things I cannot do.

Help me O God. Heal me of my wounds so I may not pass on to them my bitterness. Heal me of my insecurities that I may teach them how to have confidence. Blot out my sins that they may not be cursed for mistakes they weren’t even aware of, and so that they can have a wonderful future ahead of them. Fill my heart with love even if I’m all alone. For how can I possibly give away that which I do not have? It is not easy indeed to be a single mom. Grant me wisdom. Grant me strength to face a harsh world so I can provide for them and give them everything they need. Say unto me Lord that I am not alone for you will be my husband, and you yourself will be their Father. These children are blessed, this I know, and I thank you for all that you have ever done and all that you have in store for us from your boundless mercy and unceasing love.

AMEN

Bring The Rain

Whew, there have been so many storms lately and I don't mean the weather, but thanks to something bigger than you and I, I've come to realize every storm we struggle through brings us into a bigger and better plan, a better person, and a better life.

There comes great joy at the calm of the storm because from those storms come great lessons, great victories, great overcomers, great strength, and above all its when we truly find out who we really are and all we are made of!!

I've said it before and I say it again, we will ENDURE!! And as I endure I pray God Bring The Rain!! If it takes storms to mold me, to teach me, to build character, to tame me, or to convict me, BRING THE RAIN!! I want to thank you Lord for the rain because without the rain there would never be a rainbow!!

I leave you with this:

Romans 5:3-4 - And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

James 1:12 - Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Romans 8:17 - And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

And remember

YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS SINGLE PARENT JOURNEY!!

God Bless!!

Dear God

The single parent reading this is beautiful, classy, strong, and I love them.

Help them live their life to the fullest.

Please promote them and cause them to excel above their expectations.

Help them shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love.

Protect them at all times, lift them up when they need you the most.

Let them know when they walk with you, they will always be safe.

I Love you single parent!!

Prayer for our Children

My sister-in-law invited me to her church on Wednesday nights for a new program for children called Pirates Patch. The parents have their own sermon there and the title of the pastor's sermon was "How to Pray for our Children". I thought he had some great ideas and there were some that I never really thought about praying for my children. So I thought I would share them with you too.

• Pray that they will know Christ early in their life
• Pray that they will have a hatred for sin
• Pray that they would get caught when they are guilty
• Pray that they will be protected from the evil in each area of their life
• Pray that they will have a responsible attitude
• Pray that they will respect people in authority
• Pray that they will desire the right kind of friends and will be protected from the wrong ones
• Pray that as they get older they will be kept pure
• Pray that they are protected from the wrong mate and saved for the right one
• Pray that they will learn to submit totally to God and resist Satan "that they will be sold out, on fire to God"
• Pray that they will be hedged in away from the wrong people, places, and things
• Pray that they are single hearted

Some of these may be hard for us to do, but the one that I thought about the most was that they would be sold out to God because I believe if they do that the rest will be taken care of by our Father. Here are some of the scriptures he used and the first one is one that I have prayed every night since I became a single mother. I don't know about you, but in the world we live in I want my children to grow up as great men and women of God, I want them to serve him with all their heart and never believe that the world has more to offer them than the man who died for us all.

Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Psalms 63:1 - O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; - Bullet #1

Romans 13:1 - Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. - Bullet #6

Proverbs 1:10 - My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. - Bullet #7

Proverbs 1:15 - My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: - Bullet #7

Job 1:10 - Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. - Bullet #11

James 1:8 - A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. - Bullet #12

And remember

YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS SINGLE PARENT JOURNEY!!

God Bless!!

Before I Was A Mom

Before I was a Mom,
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. Chewed on. Peed 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 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 her 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.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

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 loving so much, before I was a Mom

SMST

My friend Tonya sent me this little acronym today and I thought it was great so I wanted to share!!

S M S T

Single Moms Stick Together

Will You Finish Strong?

Today I would like you to view this video, from now on I never want to say "I CAN'T". I will do my best will be the least I can say!!



"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." Leon J Suenes



We as single parents have already decided that we were ready to pay any price to be with our children. Dare to continue to dream your dreams and make them come true, don't hope or wish they do, make them happen.

Encouragement in this Journey

I am not really sure where to start on this post. Lately lots of thoughts have been rolling over in my spirit. The one thing that I have thought most about was how we beat each other down so often instead of stepping to the edge of a steep cliff and reaching down a hand or even cheering from the depths of our soul to the one who climbs where we have climbed. I know some of us and by that I use myself as an example are angry about the hand we have been dealt, I pray daily about it, I ask God to help me understand and to help me deal with this life with a new zeal, with a new outlook, with a fresh start to all the excitement and chance he has for me in this journey I have yet to comprehend. I know we feel sorry for ourselves sometimes and it seems like our pain has to be much greater than everyone else's.

Why are we doing that? Why aren't we helping each other, even the ones who have it better than we do yet are so far away from the grasp of happiness that we can't see it past our own burdens? We should be there with a phone call, a card in the mail, a prayer, and any and all things to let each of us know we aren't alone; we aren't the only ones struggling along in this crazy journey called life.

It is my prayer and I am speaking from my own guilt that from now on I look past my own pain, past my own struggles, past my own storms and battles to reach for the ones who feel like they have been forgotten, the ones who have no one else to turn to, the ones who feel like they are all alone in this journey. We can and should help each other. We can and should lift each other up, lend our shoulders to cry on, lend our ears to listen without speaking, lend our hearts to love these broken and hurt FRIENDS who believe life is just making it through the next day.

So in this short post I leave you with this:

Joshua 1:9 = Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Be encouraged today for you are never alone in this journey. Read my next post, you are going to be better than fine, we can do anything we put our mind to.

And remember

YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS SINGLE PARENT JOURNEY!

God Bless!