While working with one of our in-laws to revise the home school composition and poetry book which we released last year, I stumbled across this poem from a few years ago. With all of the craziness in the news and modern life in general, it helps to take a step back, just breathe and remember that God is in control. He knows and has designed our every moment and I love how Jesus reminds us of this by asking the simple question:

Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?  Matthew 6:27 NIV

Hearing the song
That the Mockingbird sings
And seeing the colors
As the Bluebird takes wing

And catching the fragrance
That the Hummingbirds seek
In the flowers that grow
By the side of the creek

And all of those moments
That are finest of fine
Are the sweet simple blessings
That Our Father designed

Sweet Simple Blessings
By Peter Caligiuri
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I paired today's poem with a lullaby I wrote many years ago when our children were small. The first verse comes from an older children's poem by Rose Fyleman, to which I added to more verses and a chorus. I do hope that it's gentle melody will be a blessing for you. Though I have this under copyright, please feel free to use it with your own friends and family, if you like it.