A Prayer For The Mothers

A Prayer For The Mothers

Who show up to the playground
Armed with pretzels and patience
Ready for whatever the day brings
Unafraid of tantrums or tears

Who gently rub sunscreen
Onto their children and yours
Calling, “Stay where I can see you!”
As you sit nursing the baby

Who offer an extra diaper
When you forget to pack one
And offer a dose of perspective
When you forget that, too

Who put meals on your table
And coffee in your hand
While they ask how you’re doing
And wait for the answer

Who witness this wild thing called parenting
That does not stop for conversation
Or mental health struggles
Or medical diagnoses

Bless these mothers
These warrior women
Who make up the village
And make motherhood more magical

Please send them unexpected joys
And bursts of much needed energy
To sustain their living and loving
Their friendship and mothering

For all of these friends: amen

Copyright © 2024 Megan Hogg.


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Megan lives in North Carolina with her husband and two sons, one of whom came to them through foster care. She often writes completed tasks on her to-do list just so she can check them off. She believes some of God's greatest gifts are family, sunshine, and dark chocolate. You can find her writing sporadically on her Substack, A Continual Feast.

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