Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Don't Wish Away the Days

As I sit here, wishing away the potty training days ahead of me, I came across the perfect quote:

"These are years when you probably do the most important work of your lives. Don't wish away your years of caring for small children."
-Marjorie Hinckley


We have had several catastrophes related to potty training...I will spare you the details...so I thought that this poem is fitting:

Toddlers are a challenge, true,
But patience is the key.
They smile and scream and holler,
Just as cute as they can be.

Sometimes I really wonder
If I'll make it through the day.
Catastrophes already--ten!
And one more on the way.

Is this my sacred heritage?
Teething, toys--oh why?
I hear a noise upstairs and then
Three children start to cry.

Catastrophe eleven comes,
Then goes. I give a smile.
But number twelve? "Dear Lord, please no.
Just wait a little while."

The twelfth one waits till bedtime,
So the miracle is done!
The day is almost over now--
The end of all my fun.

The house is finally quiet,
And I hear the Spirit say,
"Just thank the Lord you made it
Through another toddler day!"

-Tamara Fackrell

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