Motherhood Has Taught Me....
by Michelle Grant Scott
MomSense Magazine, March/April 2007
...to assess a child's well-being through a cracked door
...to tiptoe so hushed that only baby breath is audible
...to kiss an owie so lightly it removes some pain
...to interpret for a toddler who longs to speak with dignity
...to discern when a whimper means danger or simply "notice me"
...to smile at dirty dishes, while marching alongside little legs
...to embrace, not hide, "happy tears" that now come daily
...to laugh at little shoulder taps in the middle of the night
...to recognize God's wisdom in a toddler's voice
...to adapt my dancing style to lead or follow chubby bare feet
...to rely on God's strength to carry me after countless sleepless nights
...to giggle and simultaneously turn a cartwheel
...to harmonisously rock, pat and hum in the moonlight
...to perform ballet while rasting sweet drops of rain
...to appreciate the beauty of baby bellybuttons
...to look into bright blue eyes and feel the world stop
...to know beyond any doubt I am what God created me to be. . .
A MOTHER.
And this is growth.
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