Blessed is the mother who rejoices in her work.
Blessed is the mother whose children obey promptly for love.
Blessed is the mother who accepts her task as from God.
Blessed is the mother who does not worry or fret.
Blessed is the mother who can win her children's confidence.
Blessed is the mother whose children are eager to help her.
Blessed is the mother who takes a few minutes daily for God and self.
Blessed is the mother who is not troubled by trifles.
Blessed is the mother who has a sense of humor.
Blessed is the mother who sings at her tasks.
Blessed is the mother who makes home the best place on earth.
Blessed is the mother who takes her children into partnership.
This was published in a woman's magazine many years ago.
Reading it makes you realize just how much the world has changed, and how disadvantaged children are today to be dropped off at day care, or left to die in hot cars while their mothers have more important "priorities". What is missing in this world is RESPECT.
How can we demand respect from children when they have been made to feel like excess luggage in our lives? And how is a spanking AT THIS POINT going to instill that love and respect?
The problem with children today is they don't have loving mothers at home who show their children how to love and be loved. The greatest gift a mother can give is love, not a Happy Meal and a Gameboy.
"Blessed is the mother whose children obey prompty for love."
A sorry world this will be when all of these unloved/unlovable children grow up to have children of their own.