To all the stay-at-home mommies

"A little bird I am,
Shut from the fields of air,
And in my cage I sit and sing
To Him who placed me there;
Well pleased a prisoner to be,
Because, my God, it pleaseth Thee.

My cage confines me round,
Abroad I cannot fly,
But though my wing is closely bound,
My soul is at liberty;
For prison walls cannot control
The flight, the freedom of the soul."

I found this poem on a friend's blog. Wow, it was really helpful to remind me of where God has placed me and that I can find joy where I am. In all this struggling with contentment, I am forgetting to enjoy the life God has given me. I wouldn't be happier anywhere else.