ODE TO MY MOMMY - BY LAUREN ARNEILL

(With a little help from Dad)

Of a tale that is so epic

Its worthy of a rhyme

I know that what you’ll hear from me

Will be more than worth your time

So gather close to hear my story

Of a mom who is the best

And why with all she does for me

She’s heads n shoulders ‘bove the rest

My name is little Lauren A

And my mom she’s at the top

With all the strength she’s shown for me

I think she’s made of rock!

Although new born so small and cute

I really wasn’t well

But with just how tough I’m made

T’was impossible to tell

The smartest people in the room

Said my symptoms rung no bells

But thanks to my mommy’s nearness

She figured out my tells

 

She insisted to the hospital

That we simply must then rush

I have my life from her willingness

For me, to make a fuss

They discovered what my mommy knew

That something wasn’t right

And when my heart couldn’t make it

For months I never left her sight

She poured her heart out an offering

All through the hospital rooms

She prayed and prayed, all night and day

That she could take me home real soon

All her tears, and all her prayers

God did not hear in vain

Because of her faithfulness to Him

He spared me anymore pain

He healed me up and sent me home

And I never wanted to go back

And mommy gave up everything

To keep me on that track

She cares for me all night and day

When I’m lonely, scared or sad

And even when I kill her sleep

She never does get mad

 

I know all this sounds like a stretch

And why it’s hard to trust my words

But her love is so uplifting

It’s like I’m soaring with the birds

And now you know just why I had

To share in such a special song

Just how much she means to me

And why I’m lucky she’s my mom!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Love Lauren (and Dad)