Heaven will be sweet when Jesus comes

Hasn't it been yesterday that our three little boys had their skate board, their basketball and their dogs? Wasn't it Lance that decided he was going to go away and we found him hiding behind the butane tank and wasn't it him that wanted to marry me?

Children grow so fast. They are so precious.

I was so blessed to be with the children 31 years and they taught me.

I'm so grateful for the children every day that I see.

I'm so thankful for the lessons that they taught to me.

The love, the forgiveness and the unconditional regard

Renews my faith for the future even when the way is hard.

The children can clash and have the disagreements and then

Go off loving arm in arm for they need their team to win.

No grudges, no resentment felt, gone in an instant you see.

Wouldn't it be great if our lives like the children we could be?

If I could live a thousand years still grateful I would be.

For the many, many blessings that children bring to me!

Bless your children. A child has been given a gift from the Lord that will stay with you and your child forever. The tender heart of a child has a deep love that flows within their veins. That love comes from the throne of God. This love sustains and holds your child as long as you live. The days of your child will be full of joy with meaning, purpose and a long life.

Give love to your child as long as you can. Give them the gift of love for others. See the best that everyone comes from the highest source…the God of love. Teach them and they will be prosperous. Teach them and they will seek the Lord. They will have steps that are ordered aright and the paths will be made straight. They will be blessed with their sojourn on the earth.

Your child's gift of love will be multiplied and the Lord will be reverenced and honored. Their talents shall glorify God from whence they came. Because your child knows God they will sleep sweet. They shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

God shall wipe away all tears, no more pain and sorrow.

All these toils and heartaches now will never be tomorrow.

Pain inflicted in this life is sometimes hard to bear.

But we have families and friends with all loving care.

Yet this life is not the end, God knows our frame.

He feels all anguish and He sees the hurt and pain.

We will stay with the Lord and trust Him. Courage we will see,

We'll be happy when Jesus comes and how sweet heaven will be!

Portales resident Joan Clayton is a retired teacher and published author. Her e-mail address is: [email protected]