Lessons My Son Taught Me

His smile reaches his eyes
Before settling upon his lips
And tinkling out with each breath as laughter
It seems he’s always happy
Even when it’s raining
Even when it’s dark outside…and in
Because the lights are turned off
…just ‘til payday
He wishes we watched movies on my battery-powered laptop while eating cereal by candlelight
more often
He has no cognition of deprivation
He just knows that when he’s hungry, mama feeds him
And that he’s never gone without
And that mama always has a new pair of shoes for him
When the ones he has on wear out
He screams with glee when he sees the spiderman coat from the goodwill
Because it may not be brand spankin’ new, but it’s new to him still
And he doesn’t even realize that he’s teaching me to see life through his eyes
I appreciate the little I have and in the midst of hard times I don’t forget to laugh
My son doesn’t worry about gas prices or how much food is going to cost
He doesn’t think about scraping up rent so we don’t get tossed out on the street
He simply greets each day with unwavering belief that his every need will be met
No matter how much money is in the bank he doesn’t get upset. He just Trusts in me
And the irony is sometimes I don’t even trust myself. Above all else he believes in me
‘cause he sees, in me, that come hell or high water I would lay down my life gladly for his
So why is it that I waver in my faith sometimes when in my mind and heart I know
That even in lack, I have no cognition of deprivation
When we are hungry, God makes a way and we have never gone without
And when my baby needs a new pair of shoes, I get them because for some heavenly reason
The 3 yr old shoes I have on just won’t wear out.
And when it was cold outside and my baby needed a coat and all I had to my name was a dollar sixty
I screamed in joy when I found that spiderman coat in Goodwill that looked brand new and costs only $1.50
God has ALWAYS made a way
Every single day of my life and I gotta trust Him…just like my son trusts me
Because I know that when came hell and high water, Jesus laid down his life for me and mine
So I won’t whine or complain about anything.
And when it seems that I am always happy
Know that it’s by choice rather than circumstance
because I know in advance who my Father is
For His yoke is easy and His burden is light
So regardless of what it may look like, I know everything’s
Alright