A simple poem and tribute. For my son.

As a very young girl, I knew from the start, 
That being a mother was a dream of my heart, 
And as life carried on and the years went by, 
That same wish was always the goal in my life, 
God made Himself real in so many ways, 
He blessed us beyond and ordered our days,
He gave dad and I each other to wed, 
But His plan was not over, not nearly the end, 
Of a beautiful path that He had on His mind, 
His sure promise of you, was one we would find, 
We prayed fervently for that moment of joy, 
And words cannot describe when hearing, a boy!

Every stage of this life has been such a delight,
Watching you grow, such a beautiful light,
When God does His work, it’s always the best,
He created you, our boy, and we are so blessed,
Jared Mark, you have been all we could dream,
So grateful and proud, you make us BEAM!
I can admit, at times as parents we failed,
but know that our love for you has always prevailed,
Life is not perfect but know it surely is good,
When Jesus is first and his Word is our food,
He has great plans and He knows you the best,
Just keep on the path, in His love you can rest,

Always remember, you’re the joy of my heart,
And Jesus is the One that you never shall part,
Stay close to Him forever and never ever stray,
Knowing He is always there and the only Way,
The straight and narrow is the road to stay on,
We cannot wait to see your journey, our son!
Our love is so deep for you, it just overflows,
And we forever support you wherever you go,
You have changed our life, of this I confess,
I often reflect, how God gave us the best!
We’ve heard you’re such good parents, no credit here, Because “good parents are made by good kids”, my dear.

And you are the goodest!

My Jared…

I read an article recently that asked moms “what dream did you give up to be a mom” and my answer is quite simply, nothing! I never gave up any dream because you my boy, you are and always have been the dream!

The best dream.

I love you deeply. Happy 21st!

Love Mom