A Momma's Prayer

My Sweet Boys,

I am a blessed momma to be given the opportunity to raise three amazing sons. Each of you has a unique personality and different interests, yet you are similar in so many ways, you keep our home interesting and alive!  And while you are all still fairly young, I know that time moves too fast and before long you will each be grown and living your own lives.

I can't help but look around and dream about who you will become. I observe young men and see qualities that I hope you develop and characteristics that I hope you avoid. I look at your personalities and picture them on adults and envision the positive attributes each of you will have.

I know when it comes to your adult life my involvement in leading you will be limited, but I promise you, you will always have a momma who is praying for you.

And today I spend time praying for your future, but I also spend time praying that I am the mother you need. I pray your dad and I are parents who can teach you by example so when you one day fly the nest you have a guide of what you need in life.

I pray that you can see a mom and dad who always love God. I pray that you will watch us trust Him and lean on Him and through that you learn that if you fall in love with Him, He will take care of you! When we grow weary I pray God reminds us we have three little people watching us.

I pray we can teach you to choose good friends. I pray our friends are examples of people who actually care about us and not only about what we can do for them. True friends may not always agree with you, but they will respect you and they will want to see you exceed. In order to find friends like that you will have to be that kind of friend first.

I pray we never stop dreaming. Things in life will come along that may cause us to pause our dreams or even change our dreams, but I hope you never see us stop dreaming. There is no age limit on dreams. Dreams keep you hopeful and dreams keeping you reaching. Never outgrow your dreams.

I pray you always see Daddy and Mommy laughing. I never want our life to become so serious that we cannot laugh. Even when life doesn't seem funny, I pray you boys will still  see us laughing.

I pray our marriage will be an example of what a marriage should look like to you. I want you boys to find good wives and I pray that you don't have to look far to find that example. I pray that you see our marriage as unshakable. Tough days will come, but I want you to see an example of two people who will link arms, dig our feet into the ground, and are able to stand against whatever life throws our way. If you let God lead you, He will help you find that woman!

I pray that you will see us love people and love to serve people. I pray you never see us become so important that we cannot pick up trash or hold a door.  I want us to be an example of how to reach out to people, how to look people in the eye, and how to connect in a way that makes people feel loved and appreciated. I pray you  move higher than Daddy and Mommy ever have, but no matter how high you move up in the world, you are never too big to reach down and help someone.

I pray that we are examples of how to be an adult. Yes, growing up can be hard, but I pray you never see us quitting in life. I pray that we never stop striving to grow more because I want each you to have that same drive in life. Regardless of the stereotypes that will inevitably develop about your generation, I pray you ignore them and you go against the trend. Make it your goal to work hard. Don't be afraid of "adulting". Don't be too scared to mature.

I pray that our home is an atmosphere for you to grow up to be who God has planned for you to be.

We are not perfect parents, but thankfully we aren't doing it alone. Daddy and Mommy are parenting with the help of God. When we don't know what to do we will seek council but we will also bury our faces and pray for God to give us wisdom. I pray I am never so arrogant that I cannot rely on God to help me.

This letter is simply to let you know that I have confidence that you will grow up to be amazing men and I pray that your childhood and our home will be conducive to that journey and not a hinderance. I want to strive to be the best mom for you and pray you have parents who help you, not hurt you!

I want you to be little boys for as long as possible but I know when you grow into men, I won't be disappointed.

Love,

A Praying Momma