Lord,
When they scribble on walls,
please help me to see a rainbow!
And when I've said something a hundred times,
please give me the patience to say it a hundred times more!
And on those particularly annoying days
when I tell them to act their age,
please help me to remember that they are!

And while we're on the subject of age,
Lord, when I begin to lose my temper,
please help me to remember to act mine!
And through it all,
Lord - the fingerprints and runny noses,
messy rooms and unrolled toiletpaper,
destroyed videotapes and broken
knick-knacks -please help me to remember this:
Someday, these will be the days
I will long to have back again!

Henan