Just for today...

My friend Michelle sent me this poem by Sally Meyer a long time ago and I kept it because I love it. I hope you enjoy it too!

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 will step over the laundry to 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 wont stand over you . . . trying to 'fix things.'

Just for this afternoon,

I will take you to McDonald's and buy us both a 'Happy Meal'...

so you can have two toys.

Just for this evening,

I will hold you in my arms and tell you the story of how you were born...

and how much we love you.

Just for this evening,

I will let you splash in the bathtub...

and I won't get angry when you pour water over your sister's head.

Just for this evening,

I will let you stay up late...

while we sit on the porch swing 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 think of the mothers and fathers who mourn for the children they have lost.

I will remember the parents who sit by hospital beds,

watching over the little ones they love.

I will weep for those parents 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.