There is a time...

Awhile ago I went to a conference with these two lovely people...

The Perrys.

We all know and love her music but it was so refreshing to hear them speak of faith and families and overcoming your fears.

In her talk, Sister Perry quoted a poem.

I was reminded of it a few days ago when I attempted to take my 11 month old, 3 year old, and 5 year old swimsuit shopping with me. After a few too many visible stretch marks, not enough padding, serveral crawling under the door escapes, and two potty breaks, I remembered why my last three suits have been purchased online.

You're wondering what this aweful expierence has to do with Janice Kapp Perry or a poem?

The poem is called, There is a Time.

I love reading it because it gives me hope for the time when I will have "years of self expression" or simply swimsuit shop alone, and it makes me appreciate this time when I "seldom roam far from little hands that hug".

Enjoy all the times in your life.

There Is A Time

By Millie Foster Cheesman from her book Reflections of Modern Pioneers

I

There is a time to grow to receive to live to prepare. There is a time to learn to believe to serve to share. There is a time to love to marry to bear children. To stay close to home and hearth and seldom roam far from little hands that hug!

II

Oh, then is the time to teach from all you have learned, to let little ones see how you respond to the daily turn of events.

III

There is a time for tears and faith and years of routine days until legs and limbs and spirits are strong:

IV

And somewhere along this road is a time to let go, to release. And know that your children through you have also grown and received and shared. For they have been taught faith and served and shared!

V

Oh Yes There is a time of personal yearning so, through the years NEVER STOP Learning!

VI

For there is a time for years of self-expression when families are grown with children of their own. Oh, then is the time for endless creativity and service and personal productivity content in the knowledge that

VII

There was a time when you did not falter when hearts were young, and none were sacrificed at the altar of your own self-expression.

VIII

Yes! Through your life when deeds were bound close to baby hearts, in work somewhat less sublime than that which you had planned, you can say “Hold fast my inner self and remember . . . “There is a time!”