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. The
mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms
watching their children suffer senselessly and
screaming inside that little body
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.............
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. The
mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms
watching their children suffer senselessly and
screaming inside that little body
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.............
It's something I received in an email and I hope that everyday, I will remember this poem so that I may make the most of every single day with my son especially now that he's still a baby ... he's still mine. When he grows up, he will have a world of his own ... a world that may or may not include me.
