Inspirational Parenting » Parenting Poems

Let Us Labor For An Inward Stillness

Jeff — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:12:18 +0000

Let us labor for an inward stillness– An inward stillness and an inward healing. That perfect silence where the lips and heart Are still, and we no longer entertain Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions, But God alone speaks to us and we wait In singleness of heart that we may know His will, and in the silence of our spirits, That [...]

Learning To Be A Mother

Everydaymomideas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:21:28 +0000

Learning To Be A Mother -by Julia M. DeLeeuw

Oh how the young lady boasts of the Mother she’ll be. Planning and contemplating From the moment she realizes that one day her dollies Can be replaced By rosy cheeked Cherubs of her own. Oh the planning. What she will be… What she wont do… And how she definitely won’t be her own Mother. So confident in [...]

A Tale of Two Dogs

ProudGrandMom — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:33:36 +0000

When our daughter was going on eight years old, she asked me to help her write a sonnet about her dogs. We sat together and I asked her a few questions. Soon we realized the sonnet said exactly what Laura wanted to say!

A Tale of Two Dogs

I have two dogs I love with all my might. The smartest [...]

Children, A Blessing From God

author unknown — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:49:45 +0000

Children are a blessing sent from God above For us to care and nurture and most of all to love. God calls us to be parents and provides us with the tools And when we feel like giving up, our strength He will renew.

Children are a gift from God that He so freely lends To make it through the [...]

Flowers for Mommy

author unknown — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:30:32 +0000

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, ‘Oh excuse me please’ was my reply. He said, ‘Please excuse me too; I wasn’t watching for you.’

We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye. But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old. [...]

First Day Of School

author unknown — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:50:58 +0000

She started school this morning, And she seemed so very small. As I walked there beside her In the Kindergarten hall.

And as she took her place beside the others in the class, I realized how all too soon Those first few years can pass.

Remembering, I saw her as She first learned how to walk. The words that we alone made out When she began [...]

A Parent’s Prayer

author unknown — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:47:52 +0000

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 and not have to think About what they’re stuffing down the sink,

Or who they’re with, or where [...]

Let Me Give

author unknown — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:55:56 +0000

I do not know how long I’ll live But while I live, Lord, let me give Some comfort to someone in need By smile or nod, kind word or deed.

And let me do what ‘ere I can To ease things for my fellow man. I want naught but to do my part to lift a tired or weary heart.

To change folks’ [...]

Message From Your Child

author unknown — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:17:41 +0000

1. Don’t spoil me. I know quit well that I shouldn’t have all that I ask for, I’m only testing you.

2. Don’t be afraid to be firm with me, I prefer it. It makes me feel more secure.

3. Don’t let me form bad habits, I have to rely on you to detect them in the [...]

Walk a Little Slower Daddy

author unknown — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:38:25 +0000

“Walk a little slower, Daddy”, Said a little child so small. “I’m following in your footsteps, And I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, Sometimes they’re hard to see; So walk a little slower, Daddy, For you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what I want to be; Then I will have a little child Who’ll want to [...]