think you'll enjoy this poem (or is it a song, Val?) written by Val Halloran, one of our regular Above Rubies Facebook readers.
GROWN TOO FAST
I think back to the day you came
to bless me long ago;
All I knew about you was your name
and that I loved you so.
A tiny bundle, soft and sweet,
God's special gift to me.
Uniquely made to be like Him,
to live eternally!
The days and months flew quickly by;
I was told the time would pass;
but with lots of babes and work to do,
I didn't know then just how fast.
I wanted more than anything
to lead you in God's ways,
to teach you that to live for Him
was the reason you were made.
Now that you're grown and on your own,
and time to train has passed,
though you say that you saw faith in me,
I still wish I could go back,
to cherish more those fleeting times
to show you of His love.
Though I tried to point you all to Him,
I'll never feel I did enough.
But I'll say to you what was said to me,
that as you love and train your own,
slow down, enjoy these precious ones,
in a blink, they'll all be grown.
@2013, Val Halloran
www.valhalloran.com