Just a few short months ago
He drew an angry mommy
And a crying boy
Handed the picture to me silently
He drew an angry mommy
And a crying boy
Handed the picture to me silently
His wordless plea
Sliced through my pain
Built a tunnel
Through which I could see his.
I vowed to banish the angry mommy
Anger still hunts me
Seeks unguarded entrances
Baits with promise of control
Of weapons out of words
I have learned the truth
Word-weapons spawn new angry warriors
They imprison and isolate
They multiply my pain into others
Resisting angry mommy is daily
To give God my anger
To abandon my self-made fortress
To lay down the word-weapons
To surrender my craving for anesthesia
To draw his strength for the task
To sink into grace
To settle into his control
To cling to his true promises
To confess and receive mercy in failing
Today he brought flowers for my birthday
Hopeful joyous faces
Brighten heart-winter’s gloom
Heal wounds with forgiveness balm
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Beautiful! I need this in front of my face every day! I too battle "angry mommy". Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, I needed to read this too. I am still working on the yelling mommy over here.
I love this. My baby is too little for Angry mommy, but I sure fall into grumpy mommy sometimes! What a great reminder to take a breath and remember they are little…
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