I took his hand and followed...

My mother-in-law recently gave me a framed poem that makes me tear up everytime I read it. It is geared towards mommys with little boys, love it! I wanted to share it:

I took his hand and followed

My dishes went unwashed today

I didn't make the bed,

I took his hand and followed

where his eager footsteps led.

oh yes we went adventuring,

my little son and I,

exploring all the great outdoors

beneath the summer sky.

we waded in a crystal stream,

we wandered through a wood;

my kitchen wasn't swept today

but life was gay and good.

we found a cool, sun-dappled glade

and now my small son knows

how mother bunny hides her nest,

where jack-in-the-pulpit grows.

We watched a robin feed her young,

we climbed a sunlit hill,

saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky,

we plucked a daffodil.

that my house was neglected,

that I didn't brush the stairs,

in twenty years, no one on earth

will know or even care.

but that I've helped my little boy

to noble manhood grow,

in twenty years, the whole wide world

may look and see and know.

This is so true and powerful! I hung this framed poem on the wall near the laundry room and kitchen with a framed photo of my little man above it. It serves as a reminder to me everytime I start to feel overwhelmed by neglected housework, that if I spent that time with my little boy instead then it was a day worth spent! He's only little once so I am going to try and spend every waking minute playing/exploring/adventuring/teaching/learning etc. with him that I possibly can!! housework will just have to wait....until naptime or bedtime;)

hope you mommys of little boys out there enjoyed this as much as I do! Thanks grammy!! Hope all have a great weekend!!

love and blessings,

traci