offer of thanksgiving

Days go by,

porch needs to be painted,

gardens worked on,

house cleaned,

laundry cycled,

home tidied,

beds made,

mouths fed,

wee bodies scrubbed.

Sometimes it seems 

the children raise themselves.

Yet they bring home 

an offering of thanks

with joy 

smeared 

across their faces

and I

am reminded

to raise up 

an offering of thanks

with joy  on my face.