Hats Off to Mother
My mother’s job is sometimes hard, and I have heard her say,“The hours are long, and if I could, I’d like to change the pay.”Her profession has variety, and I will tell you now about the many hats she wears—and why and when and how.
1. My mommy’s a nurse who fixes and patches all of my hurts and my sores and my scratches.
2. My mother’s a chef who fixes each dinner fit for a king—a blue-ribbon winner!
3. My mom’s a chauffeur who drives pretty slow but gets me to places where I need to go.
4. My mom’s a detective, and no one is greater at getting the truth from me sooner or later.
5. My mommy’s a gardener and works really hard,Planting and weeding and grooming our yard.
6. My mother’s a maid—at least that’s what she said—‘Cause she cleans up the house and makes every bed.
7. My mother’s an angel—a queen in disguise—Who teaches the gospel with tears in her eyes.
My mother’s job is sometimes hard, and I have heard her say,“The hours are long, and if I could, I’d like to change the pay.”Her profession has variety, and I will tell you now about the many hats she wears—and why and when and how.
1. My mommy’s a nurse who fixes and patches all of my hurts and my sores and my scratches.
2. My mother’s a chef who fixes each dinner fit for a king—a blue-ribbon winner!
3. My mom’s a chauffeur who drives pretty slow but gets me to places where I need to go.
4. My mom’s a detective, and no one is greater at getting the truth from me sooner or later.
5. My mommy’s a gardener and works really hard,Planting and weeding and grooming our yard.
6. My mother’s a maid—at least that’s what she said—‘Cause she cleans up the house and makes every bed.
7. My mother’s an angel—a queen in disguise—Who teaches the gospel with tears in her eyes.
I hope the above is what my children remember when they are older, but boy am I struggling with all the hats I wear. I put my class on the bus and literally have 5 mins....10 if I wait in line for the bathroom, until I have to take of my teacher hat and put on my mom hat. As I walk my class out to the bus, I'm reminding them to bring this, do this, or wishing them a good evening. As I walk into my classroom after school, I am listening to "Hey mom, can I....do you....how come....?" It's exhausting.
Colby has been hanging out with Mrs. Garrett after school for 10-15 mins for a while now and now we've added Emma.....oh how I covet that time. Thank you Mrs. Garrett...it gives me time to just sit. and process. and relax.
After we get home, I add a chef, maid, and wife hat onto the top of my mommy hat. If I'm lucky, I might get to be a handyman and fix a toy, animal wrangler and catch a wayward dog, or put my teacher hat back on and help with homework.
I wouldn't change it for the world, and I know there are many people who would love to be blessed with a life as full as mine. Hopefully, this post will help me remember how blessed I am....even when my head is sagging from all the hats....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6exdUv69lc
So even though I might be wearing my:
chauffeur hat,
chef hat,
maid hat,
nurse hat,
teacher hat,
cheerleader hat,
or friend hat,
I do know that I am blessed.
What hats do you wear?
1 comment:
i have the laundry hat, trash hat, mommy hat, fix the road hat, friend hat, family hat, and more! i love this post!
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