For Mom

A song I was just listening to reminds me of my mom every time I hear it. Especially since now I have a little girl of my own and another on the way...I can really relate to the all-encompassing love that a mother feels for her child. Anyway, the song is "Mama, I'm Alright" by Miranda Lambert (about a daughter going off and making her own way in the world), and here are the excerpts I identify with:

Every day at noon like a chapel bell
Find her Jesus keep her well
Help her do more right than wrong, at the end of the day

You taught me how to stand those tests and trials

She loves me more than anything
And she wants the world for me
Her west dropped off in El Paso
And her north in Abilene
Mama, I'm okay out here
I've seen how hard the world can be
My step is sure and I know my name
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be

Don't you cry another night about me
In this city I've got angels all around me

She loves me more than anything
And she wants the world for me
Her west dropped off in El Paso
And her north in Abilene
Mama, I'm okay out here
I've seen how hard the world can be
My step is sure and I know my name
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be

I felt it every time you prayed for me
I'm strong just like you prayed I'd be