Most Wonderful Mother

The sun is catching gold across the floor

I watch you move through rooms of scattered toys

There’s muddy footprints by the kitchen door

And all that beautiful and heavy noise

You knew their names before they ever spoke

You held the vision while the world was wide

Every morning since the day we woke

You’ve been the steady warmth here by my side

So thank you Babe for the life you’ve given us

For every sleepless night and morning prayer

For building up a home on love and trust

Thank you for our boys and being there

You’re the heart that keeps this family turning

The most wonderful mother I have known

You’ve got a way of making everything feel right

Like magic in the way you mend a sleeve

You’re the first one up to meet the morning light

And the last to let the smallest spirit grieve

From scraped-up knees to dreams they’re chasing now

You give them wings and let them find the sky

I’m still trying to figure out just how

You keep that light of kindness in your eye

So thank you Babe for the life you’ve given us

For every sleepless night and morning prayer

For building up a home on love and trust

Thank you for our boys and being there

You’re the heart that keeps this family turning

The most wonderful mother I have known

And when the little one arrived ahead of time

Before the paint was dry or bags were packed

We were counting seconds, trying to find a rhyme

To keep the world from falling through the cracks

But you were calm amidst the hospital hum

Brave enough for every single one of us

So thank you Babe for the life you’ve given us

For every sleepless night and morning prayer

For building up a home on love and trust

Thank you for our boys and being there

You’re the heart that keeps this family turning

The most wonderful mother I have known