Praying Away Their Boo Boos

Oh how I wish I could make everything better

for my grown kids

with just a kiss, a hug and a bandaid.

Don't believe parenting toddlers

is the hardest part.

It isn't.

There are sleepless nights

for a lifetime with families.

Not all boo boos can be fixed.

Life gets messy.

The world can be cruel.

Illness happens.

Choices aren't always good ones.

Praying helps.

I may too far away to 

wrap my arms around my kids.

But I can get on my knees

and pray.

I still have power

in protecting them

sometimes from themselves.

In Him,

Joyful

10-29-16