The Bug and The Drama Queen

To my Son and Daughter...


*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 (and pray) 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 .............