Freedom!

This is a little poem by me, Reilly. I call it "Freedom".

(ahem.)
Freedom

Freedom is rolling around on the floor.
Freedom is Daddy walking through the door.
Freedom is no bedtime, ever again.
Freedom is playtime, no matter where or when!

Freedom is feeties in my mouth, not in clothes.
Freedom is Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
It is mama letting me play before the bath,
I love wearing no diaper more than Daddy loves math!

Freedom is breaking free of my blanket sleeper.
Freedom is no jammies - Mama, wouldn't it be cheaper??
Freedom is chewing on my socks all day long,
Mama play some music - this should be a song!

Love, Rei Rei

We all define freedom in different ways.
This is how Reilly views it.
I told her about Veteran's Day, and how people protect our freedom. And this is what she came up with. Oh well, some lessons will have to wait till the first birthday, I guess. :)

Thank you, soldiers. Reilly loves ya.

Love & Freedom,

Dirt Road Mama

The Mama in Me

The mama in me
Needs you to know something.
People love you for everything that you are.


Some days that's an easy thing to see and feel.
Today, maybe, you know this well.
Tomorrow it may feel like a whisper.
One day you may not think it's true.
But know it.
Despite your faults, strengths, differences, weaknesses.
God made you because He loves you and He believes in you.


The mama in me
knows how He feels.
Watching you smile fills Him up. Your happiness and love is all he wants for you.
Lean on Him. Pray. Ask. Love. Give. Pray some more.
And know that He made you,
And made other people in your life to surround you,
To love, and be loved.


When you know this Love, give it away.
Spread it to others. Live in it. Swim in it. Act on it.
Because it's the most beautiful thing in this world.
And there's enough of it for everyone.


The mama in me felt that I needed to write something in response to the bullying that has been effecting so many people. Rather than address the hatred and ignorance that the people who bully act from, I decided to address what is probably lacking in their life.
I believe that people who know real love, would not act in this way.
And although it seems fruitless, I pray it will stop.



Love & Him,

the mama in me