how i wish for you today.....

ajedigecko

sweetpotato wrote:

long-winded, but good:

We pray for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled,
who stomp in mud puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak popsicles before supper,
who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.

And we pray for those who stare at photographers behind barbed wire,
who can't pound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead,
who never go to the circus,
who live in an x-rated world.

We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and handfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish,
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money,
who cover themselves with bandaids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink and slurp their soup.

And we pray for those who never get dessert,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
who watch their parents watch them die,
who can't find any bread to steal,
who don't have any rooms to clean up,
whose pictures aren't on anybody's dressers,
whose monsters are real.

We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed and never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy,
who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at,
and whose smiles can make us cry.

And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the day,
who will eat anything,
who have never seen a dentist,
who aren't spoiled by anybody,
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move,
but have no being.

We pray for children who want to be carried
and for those who must,
for those we give up on
and for those who don't get a second chance.
For those we smother with kindness
and for those who will grab the hand of anyone
kind enough to offer it.




good thread, btw.

thank you for sharing.....my daughter picked me a bouquet of dandelions yesterday.

sweetpotato

prljmfan92502 wrote:

Just Beautiful. Thanks for posting. It made me cry.

yes, it has made me cry many times as well. it's by a woman named ina hughs. pretty powerful stuff, eh? glad you guys liked it.

ajedigecko

to the owner's who have lost a pet.

ajedigecko

for the missing father and daughter.

daystar143

to the lonely old man in the nursing home who always asks me if I know where his wife is...

norm

to Earthgirl......please stay safe and get well....

ajedigecko

to the mother of the child on life support.

ajedigecko

to the students and their families at virginia tech.

ajedigecko

to the little boy who needs a kidney..........his dad let him down again.

chadwick

sweetpotato wrote:

long-winded, but good:

We pray for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled,
who stomp in mud puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak popsicles before supper,
who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.

And we pray for those who stare at photographers behind barbed wire,
who can't pound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead,
who never go to the circus,
who live in an x-rated world.

We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and handfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish,
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money,
who cover themselves with bandaids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink and slurp their soup.

And we pray for those who never get dessert,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
who watch their parents watch them die,
who can't find any bread to steal,
who don't have any rooms to clean up,
whose pictures aren't on anybody's dressers,
whose monsters are real.

We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed and never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy,
who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at,
and whose smiles can make us cry.

And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the day,
who will eat anything,
who have never seen a dentist,
who aren't spoiled by anybody,
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move,
but have no being.

We pray for children who want to be carried
and for those who must,
for those we give up on
and for those who don't get a second chance.
For those we smother with kindness
and for those who will grab the hand of anyone
kind enough to offer it.




good thread, btw.

you are the best.
totaly f'in awesome.

ajedigecko

........to the children who received burns, from their "mother."

norm

.....to dcfaithful on his loss......:(

cellar door

To my dad - thankyou.
'your light's reflected now.. reflected from afar. We were but stones, your light made us stars'

ajedigecko

...for the people in peru.

g under p

Bu2 wrote:

To my 19 year old nephew who just joined the Army,

and all the boys with him.

That your nephew will be safe along with all the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. Might as well include the entire Middle East, man does this ever get worse.

Peace

ajedigecko

....for the twin brothers who were stabbed by their half brother.

Bu2

g under p wrote:

That your nephew will be safe along with all the men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan. Might as well include the entire Middle East, man does this ever get worse.

Peace

I just received the heartbreaking news, from his mother (my sister Amanda), that he's being sent to Iraq next month. He's so freaking young...

How I wish for you today...that you'll make it home, Johnny.

All my love,
Aunt Lis

norm

Bu2 wrote:

I just received the heartbreaking news, from his mother (my sister Amanda), that he's being sent to Iraq next month. He's so freaking young...

How I wish for you today...that you'll make it home, Johnny.

All my love,
Aunt Lis

+1

hippiemom

Bu2 wrote:

I just received the heartbreaking news, from his mother (my sister Amanda), that he's being sent to Iraq next month. He's so freaking young...

How I wish for you today...that you'll make it home, Johnny.

All my love,
Aunt Lis

Aw, Bu :(

I can just imagine how hard it was for you to hear this. He's got all my wishes too.

Bu2

And how I wish for you today, Mom, that Germany is your answer. Hugs,

Bu