For All the Brave Ones

This is for all the Brave Ones...

The ones whose chicks have grown and flown
The ones whose chicks have only just hatched

The ones who are cautiously, fearfully trying again
The ones with the heartaches, large or small

The ones waking up hour after hour after hour at night
The ones who can't even fall asleep

The ones chasing a new dream
The ones rediscovering an old one

The ones who hold another mama's baby, if just for a little while
The ones who say "I will" to the older child and the hurting child

The ones who can't see a way through
The ones who hold another mom's hand, cook another mom's meal, listen to another mom's story

The ones washing the clothes, and the dishes, and more clothes, and more dishes
The ones changing the diapers and cleaning out the potties

The ones looking over a shoulder while a child writes
The ones sitting in a passenger seat while a child drives

The ones feeling a forehead, taking a temperature
The ones sitting next to a hospital bed

The ones who feel a little out of place right now
The ones who are in a really good place right now

The ones with one kid, five kids, no kids
The ones walking on a different road than the one on which they started

The ones who pack the diapers, check the backpacks, watch the clocks
The ones who do all the ordinary, extraordinary things every day

You are not alone.

We are not alone.

This is for all the Brave Ones.

That's A+ Parenting Today.