The Serenity Prayer

My mother embroidered a sampler entitled the "Serenity Prayer" in about 1964. It hung on the walls of every home we ever moved to. Many people who came into our home commented on how much they liked my mother's handiwork and the message it eluded to. I felt proud that my friends thought that my parents were cool to display their beliefs. My parents believed that God would bless us with peace, courage and wisdom. I was given a gift of faith to believe at a young age. I knew that if I followed the teachings of Jesus that he would bless us and help us with our trials. My mother often commented on how all her five children were so good. We all seemed to mature young and make correct choices. She said that she and daddy did not mature until they were in their forties. This is when they settled down, joined AA and a church. This sampler will be item two in my nest egg.