To
My Child
Just
for this morning, I will let you wake up
softly,
all rumpled in
your
sheets and I will hold you until you are
ready
for
the day.
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 back yard
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 you 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 show.
Just
for this evening, when I run my fingers
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 who are searching
for
their missing
children,
the mothers who are visiting their
children's
graves instead
of
their bedrooms, and mothers who are in hospital
rooms
watching their
children
suffer senselessly, and screaming inside
that
they can't handle
it anymore.
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.
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