She works to pay the mortgage while she thinks about the past

She just can't understand why her dream was not to last

It wasn't very long ago when possibilities were so vast

Now her future with her children is moving by too fast

There used to be a time when love was all she knew

She'd stay at home so happily attending to her brood

Then one day fate was not so kind, and tragedy ensued

Now within her walls, one would guess a solemn mood

But inside her home is joyous and her children smile and play

Just like the happy moments in their life of yesterday

She gives them hugs and kisses in her motherly way

Then she lays them down to sleep and together they pray

They pray for all the silly things that children hold so dear

Stuffed teddybears and friends are the first things that we hear

Next the prayer changes to a different atmosphere

When Mommy hears her children pray for something more this year

It is no easy task to fill her burdened shoes

But she does it with a smile, and her smile is not a ruse

Her strength cannot be seen with uneducated eyes

She is a woman of His glory seeking Faith from up on high