When I look at a patch of dandelions,
I see a bunch of weeds
that are going to
take over my yard.
My kids see flowers
for Mom and blowing white fluff
you can wish on.
When I look at an old drunk
and he smiles at me,
I see a smelly, dirty person
who probably wants money
and I look away.
My kids see someone
smiling at them
and they smile back.
When I hear music I love,
I know I can't carry a tune
and don't have rhythm
so I sit self-consciously
and listen.
My kids feel the beat
and move to it.
They sing out the words.
If they don't know them,
they make up their own.
When I feel wind on my face,
I brace myself against it.
I feel it messing up my hair
and pulling me back when I walk.
My kids close their eyes,
spread their arms
and fly with it,
until they fall to the ground laughing.
When I pray, I say thee and thou
and grant me this and give me that.
My kids say, "Hi God!
Thanks for my toys and my friends.
Please keep the bad dreams away tonight.
Sorry, I don't want to go to Heaven yet.
I would miss my Mommy and Daddy."
When I see a mud puddle
I step around it.
I see muddy shoes and dirty carpets.
My kids sit in it.
They see dams to build,
rivers to cross and
worms to play with.
I wonder if we are given kids
to teach or to learn from?
No wonder God loves the
little children!!
"Enjoy the little things in life,
for one day you may look back
and realize they were the big things."
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