This “Texas Blessing” is all over the internet, sometimes called “Florida Blessing.” The author is unknown.
 
 
A Mississippi Blessing
A Mississippi Blessing
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Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine,
While ants and roaches march in time.

Bless our yard where spiders pass
Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.

Bless the love bugs, two by two,
The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
In Mississippi, Lord, you’ve put them all!

But this is home, and here we’ll stay,
So thank you Lord, for insect spray.
       
The Sunday Funnies.com
A Florida Prayer
Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine,
While ants and roaches march in time.

Bless our yard where spiders pass
Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.

Bless the love bugs,
Two by two,
The gnats and mosquitoes
That feed on you.
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
In Florida, Lord, you’ve put them all!!

But this is home,
And here we’ll stay,
So thank you Lord,
For insect spray.
   
Google Groups: alt.autos.studebaker
From:  tnoller
Date:  Fri, Sep 15 2000 12:00 am
 
This ditty from my sister the real estate broker in Miami:

> FLORIDA RESIDENT PRAYER

> Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry,
> Please keep it cool in mid-July.
> Bless the walls where termites dine,
> While ants and roaches march in time.
> Bless our yard where spiders pass
> Fire ant castles in the grass.
> Bless the garage, a home to please
> Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
> Bless the love bugs, two by two,
> The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
> Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
> In Florida, Lord, you’ve put them all!
> But this is home, and here we’ll stay,
> So thank you Lord for INSECT SPRAY!!!
 
Google Groups: pdaxs.services.children
From:  CDHAGOOD
Date:  Thurs, Jul 22 2004 2:08 pm
 
A TEXAS BLESSING
Note: If you are not a resident of TEXAS or never have lived in the hot, humid South, you may not understand the weight of this blessing!

-Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
-Please keep it cool in mid-July.
-Bless the walls where termites dine,
-While ants and roaches march in time.
-Bless our yard where spiders pass
-Fire ant castles in the grass.
-Bless the garage, a home to please
-Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
-Bless the love bugs, two by two, the gnats and mosquitoes that feed on
you.
-Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, in TEXAS, Lord, you’ve put
them all
-But this is home, and here we’ll stay,
-So thank you Lord, for insect spray.