Posted by TerryS (24.24.79.72) on November 30, 2000 at 00:10:53:
To my child.....
>
> 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
> 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 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 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.............
>
> Please pass this on to other mothers
and fathers. I
> think that we get to involved in our daily
routines that we
tend
to
> forget what great gifts our children
really are.
>
> We never know if God is going to give us
one more day.