Prayer for a Single Mother

My dear blogger friends,
As you might know, I am a single mother who is blessed with two wonderful children. Here is a picture of me and the kids from years past when I had just become a single parent. The kids are now teenagers in high school. As for me, I am aging with wisdom and happiness. I know that by the grace of God I manage to keep my sanity, keep a job, and keep a smile. I don't do anything special that requires a trophy, I'm just like other married parents. I have 24 hours a day to spend wisely; to love God, love my children, and love myself.
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Prayer for a Single Mother
Dear God, she seems to bear the weight of the world on her shoulders, but to carry it more lightly than I think I would. I see her balancing work and home, money and no money, friends who no longer make time to see her, and I send up a prayer for her. Her old friends have moved on with their lives, and in truth, she doesn't have much in common with them anymore. She is lonely, loving God. She would like company but doesn't want to make time for new relationships because her waking hours are already full: she is a mother. She walks when gas is too expensive for the car and forgoes new clothes so her child can have shoes. This is not how her life started out, but circumstances changed from her life of privilege to this life she embraces so fully. Her life is difficult and she seems so tired much of the time, but I am inspired by the love she has for her child. Give her the strength to put in long hours each day; the courage to face those who dismiss her with blaming and knowing nods; the ability to maintain her loving life at home; and the deepest knowledge in her heart that you love her. AMEN.
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