i got this on my funwall - just wanted to add it :)
Just
for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when
I feel like crying.
Just
for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile
and say how perfect it is.
Just
for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and
take you to the park to play.
Just
for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach
me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just
for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off,
and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles..
Just
for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you
scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he
comes by.
Just
for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you
grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are
concerned.
Just
for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand
over you trying to fix them.
Just
for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy
Meal so you can have both toys..
Just
for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about
how you were born and how much I love you.
Just
for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.
Just
for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch
and count all the stars.
Just
for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my
favorite TV shows.
Just
for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I
will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever
given.
I will think about
the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, the
mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of
their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching
their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't
handle it anymore.
And when I kiss you goodnight I will
hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank
God for you, and ask him for nothing, except one more day...
Unknown "longest standing" Tender
- 16 years, 5 months, 8 days ago
