Fast Asleep...

when the night comes

polar bear cubs sleep in their caves 

calves on the farm sleep in the barn

 warm in the hay



nothing in this world is quite as sweet as a tiny baby fast asleep

 i could watch you to the end of time

especially when that baby is mine

kittens and pups eyes all closed up snuggle near mom

 robin's and wren's chicks have been fed

sleep until dawn

nothing in this world is quite as sweet as a tiny baby fast asleep

  i could watch you to the end of time

especially when that baby is mine

Fast Asleep by Sara Groves

There's just something about my babies fast asleep...whether they are newborns or 50 years old, always my babies...and I will always love watching them sleep.

This is one of my favorite cds of all time. It is filled with beautifully written songs for mothers. Almost every one of them makes me cry and my kids know most of them by heart. I have a signed copy from when we met Sara at a MOPS conference.

What attracted me to the cd in the first place was the wood paneled stationed wagon. As a young child being, raised by a single mom, struggling to make ends meet, living in the richest school district in Tulsa, I had this weird fascination with wood paneled station wagons. To me, they symbolized family and prosperity. When I grew up, I'd own a wood paneled station wagon to fill with children and park in front of my two-story house with the wrap around porch. That was my dream.  Still is in a lot of ways. James is always on the look-out for a restored 70's wagon for me. One day, I will drive one, filled with my beautiful children...my true prosperity, each one a precious gift from God.