**Dedicated to all the mother's who have lived through this**

Blessed with a child
I am called a mother
What was I before?

I was a daughter
I was sister
I may have even been an aunt
But for you, I was Mother

I can’t explain the pain I feel
Nor can I explain the joy
You have filled my heart with pride
And left it broken before the Lord

I was blessed to watch you grow
Each day stronger than the last
You left my arms to enter the world
And now your life has passed

Why couldn’t I go before you?
Why must I stay behind?
I know you will be there waiting
For the day we reunite

You may be gone from here
But you’ve never left my heart
And though this Mother’s Day, for me, isn’t happy
I know, with Jesus, you are

Rest well my child
I shall see you soon
Written by Lyn Eagleton May 7, 2005 (MWilson)