Heart of the Homestead

Up before the sun can find the sill

Making coffee in the morning chill

Quietly she moves across the floor

Leaving love beside our bedroom door

(hmmm) Oh, she carries our whole world upon her shoulders

Growing more beautiful as the days get older

With a grace that never fades and never bends

She’s our beginning and our sweet,

safe end

Bandaging a scraped up little knee

Her laughter is our favorite melody

Putting all her own dreams on the shelf

Always giving, never for herself

Oh, she carries our whole world upon her shoulders

Growing more beautiful as the days get older

With a grace that never fades and never bends

She’s our beginning and our sweet,

safe end

And if we forgot to say we love you

We hope you see it in the things we do (we love

you)

She’s our beginning and our end...

Thank you, mama.