One night a couple weeks ago, Terp and I were sitting around in the living room and she was playing the guitar. We were singing a bunch of songs and then we thought of some lyrics that we could sing to the house mothers for Mother's Day. There have been 2 occasions when the staff have been really happy and they have sang songs to me and have used my name in those songs. There is nothing more flattering than hearing the house mothers sing for someone when they are happy so I though we should return the favor. Terp and I had a ton of laughs as we tried to come up with the lyrics, but also some moments of pure appreciation for all they do to care for our precious kids. Here is what we came up with ...
We sang this song to the tune of Hallelujah (Shrek song)
We know you change 50 nappies in a day
And wipe all the tears away,
But you don't really complain about it do you
You cook the food and you clean the clothes
Wipe the snot off of their nose
And you keep on singing Hallelujah
Hallelujah. . . (x 3)
You took the job despite the pay
And the blue stick means you stay
And you don't really complain about it do you
You deal with hardships that make you cry
You fall in love and you say goodbye
But you trust in God singing Hallelujah
Hallelujah. . . (x3)
We are grateful for you each and everyday
We are so glad you choose to stay
Your dedication makes us sing Hallelujah
We see your love and your faithfulness
Open arms and a hug and a kiss
For you we tell God Hallelujah
Hallelujah. . .(x3)
What a joy to see their smiles and see them dancing on Friday and today. It was so nice to bless them with music and singing and to show them that we care about them. I thank God for these special mothers and praise Him that He brought each and every one of them here.
love love love it!!
ReplyDeleteKaren B.
Happy Mother's Day!
awww! cool song. Since I love the Hallelujah song, I just sang it through and got a bit teary eyed thinking of all of the ladies!
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