BUTTERFLY KISSES

We often learn the most from our children.
Some time ago, a friend of mine punished his 3-year-old daughter
for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and
he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to
put under the tree.  Nevertheless, the little girl brought the
gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you,
Daddy." He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his
anger flared again when he found that the box was empty.

He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a
present, there's supposed to be something inside of it?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said,
" Oh, Daddy it's not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for
you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl,
and he begged her forgiveness.  My friend told me that he kept
that gold box by his bed for years.  Whenever he was discouraged,
he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the
child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us as parents has been given a gold
container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our
children. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
Children are a very precious gift from God, protect that gift!!