real

real is staying up too late

and getting up too early

real is being out of bread and milk

and going to walmart for the third time this week

real is diapers, pacifers

and baby toys all in the floor

real is dirty hands and faces

and dirt all the floor beside the bath tub

real is piles of clean laundry not folded,

dirty dishes, and stacks of mail on the counter

real is the laughter, the tears, the smiles, and the cries

Real is that He is with us through all that is Real

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20