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 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 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 of the 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 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.......Author Unknown
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Marc brought that home to me several years ago and I came across it the other day. Yesterday was the anniversary of Mariah's horse accident. It was kind of on my mind all day yesterday. Looking at her, I was so grateful that she is alive and whole. Not many people can say they were kicked in the head and the abdomen by a horse and they lived to tell it! The Lord definitely had His hand on her. Pondering that accident brought back the memories of last fall and the car accident that happened a month later. We were driving down the interestate last night on our way home and came upon a horrible car accident. The truck had flipped and it didn't appear that the person driving it survived. I just wanted to cry thinking about the fact that someone was going to get a phone call that would change their life forever. I am so thankful for the Lord's protection over my family. I guess one thing I learned from all of that is that you can't take life for granted. It is so easy to get caught up in busyness and "to do" lists. I am very much a goal oriented "list" person. Our pastor told me a few weeks ago that at the end of the day my "lists" weren't going to be the ones giving me a hug. I thought those were wise words.
So, not "Just for today", but for everyday, I pray that I keep that balance in my life!
*Pictures above McKenzie took of the kids playing in the huge sprinkler in the cotton field!
2 comments:
That was a really sweet post!;) I hope I hope the zipper on Mckenzie's poodle skirt turns out good!
Love,
Abigail
Those are wise words. I regret the time I spent on the telephone, the hours I spent at church meetings, and the times I should have spent playing with all of you. You can't get that time back. Guess thats why God gives you grandchildren. So you can play Mary and Joseph in a card board box, play Barbies, swim, and make pancakes as you pretend you are running a pancake house with your granddaughters.
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