He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? ~Micah 6:8

Excuse my house!

Excuse This House
Author: Unknown

Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there,
Ours boasts it quite openly,
The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges are on the doors
I should apologize, I guess
For toys strew on the floor.

But I sat down with my child
And we played and laughed and read
And if the doorbell doesnt shine,
His eyes will shine instead.

For when at times Im forced to choose
The one job or the other,
Id like to cook and clean and scrub,
But first Ill be a mother.

3 Comments

Nettie on January 31, 2008 at 6:32 am

I put this to share this on my AOL journal. I also put a Tag to your web site to give credit. I only used the poem. Thank you,
and God bless.

P.s. If I didnt use the copyrite the correct way, please e=mail me tto let me know
Susan on January 31, 2008 at 8:47 am

Hi Nettie,
Cool! But I just picked it up from somewhere too…so no credit to me is necessary. 🙂

Susan <><
Alta on February 1, 2008 at 10:04 pm

THANK YOU!
So often I feel I have to make choices between housework and reading to or playing with my young children. I struggle to balance both, but if you come to my house, you’ll see my children usually come first!