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A Mother's Prayer

A Mother's Prayer

Blessed are the poor in allowance

For this will teach them the value of savings.

Blessed are those who mourn

For I have a Winnie the Pooh band-aid for every boo-boo.

Blessed are the meek

For they always share their toys.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst

For I have cookies and milk.

Blessed are the merciful

For they will stop picking on their little sister.

Blessed are the pure in heart

For they will not lie when I ask if they brushed their teeth.

Blessed are the peacemakers

For I have a headache.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of the name I gave them

For they will appreciate it when they grow up.

Blessed are my children

When other children make fun of the way I dressed you . . .

You are persecuted because I insist we pack your lunch . . .

Others ridicule you because "all the other kids are doing it" and I won't let you . . .

Rejoice and be glad that you …

have to take a nap

be in bed by 9 pm

have a curfew on school nights

must finish the food on your plate…

Blessed are my children

I do these things because I love you.

- by Glenda Lehman Ervin

Editor's Note: Originally published May 2017

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Glenda Lehman Ervin

Glenda Lehman Ervin

Glenda Lehman Ervin is the daughter of company founder Jay Lehman and Director of Marketing. “I love talking to people who are on their journey to a simpler life. Step by step, we are all on the path to a meaningful, satisfying life. We are thrilled that Lehman’s can be a part of that journey.” Glenda lives in a woods with her husband and two children, just a few miles north of Lehman’s, in Kidron, OH. They have two cats named, surprisingly uncreatively, Baby Cat and Girl Cat.

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