{Straight From the Heart} *I Rocked My Child Today* 12/28/99
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I Rocked My Child Today
Back and forth I rocked and sang and expressed to my child my love for
him. Another day has gone by, with it's missed opportunities, to crawl
on the floor and play with my child. I think of the many things I had
to do today: the 10 loads of laundry, the stacks of dishes, the car
that needs vacuuming, the floors that need mopping. But the day that I
had will forever be gone, no looking back, only looking forward.
Although my house is cleaner, what emptiness did I leave in my child's
heart that I now have to clean up. As he climbs on my lap and he wraps
his arms around me and we rock back and forth and I shed a tear with
arms open wide I say, "I love you my child, do you forgive me?"
He's just turning two, I can barely remember him turning one. I think
of all the times that I could have been on the floor or running around
saying, "the work in the house will get done but for now I want to play
with my son."
If there's one thing I never forget at the end of each day, I always
rock my child and love on him telling him just what a blessing and a
miracle that he is sometimes with a smile, and sometimes with tears and
tell him what a precious gift of God that he is and how we love him down
to the core of our souls. After I sing some of his favorite songs
(Jesus Loves Me; You Are My Sunshine; This Little Light Of Mine; Trust
And Obey; I Love You Lord) he seems to listen so intently. His cares of
the day just seem to melt away. He finally has his mommy; her full
attention, no phones, no dishes, nor any other distractions.
"Just my mommy and me."
I rocked my child today!
By Deb Adler
HunSun@ticon.net
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Debra Adler is 31 years old and resides in the country just outside of
Afton, Wisconsin with her supportive husband Stephen (37 years old) of
eight years and her son Caleb, who is not 22 months old. Stephen has
been in trucking for the last 10 years but his deepest passion would be
to get back into flying some time in the future. Caleb is our adorable
son that is a blessing and a miracle that God has given to us after
several years of trying to conceive. His favorite hobbies are playing
ball ("baw" as he says), vacuuming the carpet, playing on his slide
outside, and playing in Mommy's spices. Debby is a busy housewife,
Mommy and Church Secretary with a full schedule. She enjoys singing,
baking, writing from her heart, doing Bible Study and scrap booking her
son's pictures. She is passionate about everything she does, especially
being a mother. One day she would like to write a book about their
infertility story and the dream that Steve and Deb would never give up
on...having a child of their own.
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Thought For The Day:
"Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart."
(Mort Walker)
Verse for the Day:
"A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken
spirit dries up the bones."
Proverbs 17:22
Kid's Thought For The day:
"It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than it does when you are
building a snow fort."
Parent's Thought For The Day
"Mother means selfless devotion, limitless sacrifice, and love that passes
understanding."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"A coach's true value, and that of sport, is ultimately measured by what was
learned rather than what was won."
(Bill Elias Jr.)
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you
turn down the volume on the radio?"
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/_/\/\ MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ / THUNDER27@aol.com http://members.aol.com/Thunder27/index.html
/_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \ Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live for the Son
\_\/ of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20