We Take Turns
Story★★★★A young mother was sick in bed when her nine-year-old daughter walked in
from school. Thinking her mother was asleep, she quietly unfolded the blanket at
the foot of the bed and gently tucked it around her mom. The mother stirred, then
whispered, “It wasn’t too long ago that I was tucking you in. And now you’re . “ covenng me.
The little girl, bending over her mother, replied, “We take turns.”
The point
A young mother and her nine-year-old daughter exchange roles when the girl gently tucks her sick mother into bed; the daughter's simple reply—"We take turns"—captures the natural reciprocity of love and care across generations.
Scripture
Proverbs 31:28
Audience
Adults
Tone
Tender · Touching · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 72 words
Subjects