Empowered

Couldn’t quite hold it together while my girls and I rehearsed this song in a mother daughter choir today. Maybe I was emotional because summer break is almost over and they will be heading back to school this week. Maybe it’s because lately two of my children have had real and difficult sleep troubles. Or maybe it was because I feel truly humbled at the amount of trust God has in me to raise just a few of his beautiful children. A bit of each, I suppose. As I sang these words I felt more than ever before that guiding these sweet spirits through life is a grand team effort–me, my husband, our Savior and Heavenly Parents working together to protect them, encourage them, teach them and lift them. I guess it is completely possible to feel both overwhelmed and empowered all at the same time 💛.⠀
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Mother, tell me the story that I love to hear.⠀
Tell me of heaven and why I came here.⠀
Mother, tell how you love me, and gently speak,⠀
And then I’ll go to sleep.⠀
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Child, I am here.⠀
Can you feel that heaven is near?⠀
Sleep, sleep; a lovewatch I’ll keep⠀
To protect you through the night.⠀
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Mother, tell me of Jesus and how he is near.⠀
Tell how he loves me, and I will not fear.⠀
Mother, tell how his Spirit brings comfort and peace,⠀
And then I’ll go to sleep.⠀
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Child, he is there.⠀
In his love you never need fear.⠀
Sleep, sleep; a lovewatch he’ll keep⠀
To protect you through the night.⠀
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–Mother, Tell Me The Story by Janice Kapp Perry