My best friend is pregnant and three weeks off her due date. There is a group of us - some mothers, some not - getting together this weekend to celebrate my friend and her soon-to be-new-baby. Being one of the organisers of the afternoon, I decided to make it more of a "blessing" ritual as opposed to the typical "shower". It isn't her first baby and she had this thing about not wanting to appear greedy!
So here I am online, hunting around for some inspirational words to create my friend and her baby the Perfect Blessing. I just stumbled on this poem and had to share:
Just For This Day
~Sally Meyer~
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 wont 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 McDonalds 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 wont get angry when you pour water over your sisters 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.
Just for 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.
Wow, that is powerful - perhaps because it hit home. Food for thought and a definite reality check.
My baby boys, I love you so much.
x Mummy x