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for all moms and dads out there........this one is for you.....
written on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2004, @ 9:44 P.M..

I don't know who wrote this....Don't know who it was dedicated too....All i know is that it brings a tear to my eye and smile on my face....I have 2 of the worlds best kids.....and even with their annoing(sp?) bickering and fighting constantly....I am blessed I have them.....

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, and mothers and

fathers who are in hospital rooms watching

their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't

handle it anymore.

And when I kiss you good night 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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