No Greater Joy - A Poem by; Ann Taylor

No Greater Joy

to fill the arms of your child around your neck
Those tiny lips, kissing your cheek.
Watching them grow, from a tiny person to an adult
Hoping to shield them from all life's hurts and pains
Learning each day, how to improve their life
Making it better than your own
The pain you feel, having to correct them
Hoping to keep them from making the same mistakes, you did
Never knowing if you are right or wrong in your directions
Never letting them know you don't know how
to fix things that are wrong.

We never know if we have done a good job
For we blame ourselves, if their lives go wrong.
We can only guide them, never control them
Just try and remember, we do the best we can
never claiming to be an expert in life.
Always keep in mind, we try to teach them right from wrong
We can't make them do as we taught them
Keep in mind, they are their own person with a mind of their own.
Don't blame yourself, if things turn out wrong.

Just keep trying to guide and protect them
Always be there when they fall
Like we did, when they were small
They are our children, our flesh and blood
Never something to just enjoy trying to control
Let them be themselves.
Just enjoy them while you can
Never forget God gave them to us
To take back, when he needs them
Always let them know, you love them for who they are,
not what you expected them to be.
They are each different, we can love them differently
All they ask, is to just be loved and wanted.
Do the best you can, with what you have
That's all we can do, and pray for the best
Love, Shield,Comfort and Protect them
As long as you can.

Ann Taylor

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