I made this page on Mothers Day 2001...
A gift to my sons...and of course a mothers advice......
It's a blessing to see them *dance* through life....
Mothers write on the hearts of their children
What the world’s rough hand can not erase.
I hope you never lose...
Your sense of wonder.
You get your fill to eat...
But always keep that hunger.
May you never take one single breath for granted.
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.
I hope you still feel small
when you stand beside the ocean.
Whenever one door closes...
I hope one more opens.
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance.
And when you get the choice
To sit it out or dance...
I hope you dance..........
I hope you dance..........
I hope you never fear those mountains
In the distance.
Never settle for the path of least resistance.
Living might mean taking chances...
But they're worth taking.
Loving might be a mistake...
But it's worth making.
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter.
When you come close to selling out...
Reconsider.
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance.
And when you get the choice...
To sit it out or dance....
I hope you dance.....
I hope you dance..........I hope you dance..........
I hope you still feel small
when you stand beside the ocean.
Whenever one door closes...
I hope one more opens.
Promise me that you'll give a faith a fighting chance.
And when you get the choice...
To sit it out or dance....
Dance.............I hope you dance.....
Time is a wheel in constant motion...
always rolling us along.
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder...
Where those years have gone?
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JUST FOR THIS DAY
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 wake up softly in your flannel
p.j.'s and hold you until you are ready to stir.
Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear,
and I will say how beautiful you are.
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 your puzzle together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer
off,
and sit with you in the garden blowing 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,
I will simply love you, for the joy you bring me
Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me make cookies,
and I won't stand over you... trying to 'fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take you to Mc Donald'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 we love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the bathtub,
and I wont get angry when you pour water over your sisters
head.
.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours,
and miss my favorite TV shows.
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 bring you glasses of water,
and snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite t.v.
show.
And tonight ...
when you are sleeping safe and warm in your bed
I will remember the parents who sit by hospital beds, watching over the little ones they love.
I will weep for those parent's whose children are cold, hungry and suffering.
and .... this evening when I kneel down to pray I will simply be grateful for all that I have and not ask for anything...
except just one more day.
copyright 1999 Sally Meyer
(For Dhylan)