God, grant me this day to do as I should
To watch over my children as a good mother would
To keep them from harm and show them I care
To be there to comfort and to chase away fear
To teach them to play and to laugh right out loud
To teach them to stand tall under darkened clouds
To love them and hold them as only I can
To show them I am proud to be their mother and friend
To walk with them - to stop with them - smell the flowers so dear
To stand beside them, to guide them, to keep them forever near
To talk with them and to listen to what they have to say
To make them understand that my love will never stray
God, grant me this evening to do what is right
To kneel with my children as I bid them goodnight
To show them my love is still there while they sleep
To tell them about you and that we're all yours to keep
To answer their questions most honest and true
To give them the knowledge that will see them through
To provide one final hug as they lay down to sleep
To remain strong in their eyes so they need not weep
To kiss their soft faces and to sing them a song
To leave them no doubt that with me they belong
To count each one a blessing when the day is done
I guess what I am praying is You'll let me be their Mom
Train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. (PROVERBS 22:6)


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As Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young observed: "Teach your children well."
Thank You for writing such a heart warming poem for all the moms in the world.
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I am going to be honest here. Technically, I am a father but I have never really been a dad. In three days my daughter turns 21. Except for a couple of weeks in the summer of '92, I have never had her with me and she has grown up without my presence. When she was a child my job kept me on the road and my immaturity kept me from developing even a long-distance relationship. Not that it changes anything - or provides me with a level of forgivess, I regret it so much now.
My daughter's mother has done an outstanding job raising her alone. I know it wasn't easy for her but because my daughter, even now, says "I love you" when talking with me on the phone; I know her mom has taught her right. And that is where the rest of the inspiration came from.
Thank you all for appreciating this poem as it was intended and to all mothers; past, present & future: God Bless.