One Day....

One Day....

I will have all the ingredients ahead of time and plan wonderful, fantastic foods for every special feast day, birthday, anniversary and baptism day. 

I will have sparkling clean, crisp-smelling bathrooms. 

I will have clean, vacuumed crumb-free and stain-free carpets. 

I will have sofas with nothing under the cushions but what came when they were made.

I will have quiet-close kitchen cabinets and beautiful countertops.

I will have lovely tile and laminate floors that are scuff and stain free.

I will have a clean table with a lovely centerpiece free from fear of its destruction.

I will have chairs free of milk spots and dried preserves.

I will be able to set out my nice china and crystal and use them more than 2 or 3 times a year. 

I will be able to hang my Lenox "Baby First" Christmas ornaments on the tree.

I will be able to drink all of my tea while it is still hot.

I will be able to get through all of my prayers without being interrupted.

I will not referee any bickering or quarrels. 

I will read quietly for as long as I want when I want. 

I will sit down to eat.

I will shower without interruption or company.

I will use the bathroom with the door closed.

I will eat my entire meal while it is still hot. 

I will not find dirty underwear left on the floor.

I will not find clean clothes strewn all over the floor.

I will be able to go out whenever I want.

I will be able to sit down to a meal without cutting up someone else's food. 

I will have walls without crayon or pencil marks.

I will sleep all night without anyone waking me up.

But not today. 

Today...

I will laugh at jokes that don't make any sense.

I will enjoy tickled tummies.

I will stroke tiny precious baby feet.

I will close my eyes and feel small soft hands cup my cheeks.

I will give my baby a warm bath. 

I will play blocks and build towers so someone else can knock them down. 

I will color, maybe within the lines. 

I will remove training wheels and teach someone how to ride a two-wheel bike.

I will read someone else a story. 

I will explain what a Pronoun is and go over how to measure an angle. 

I will help someone else make macaroni and cheese. 

I will braid someone else's hair.

I will help someone get dressed in clean clothes.

I will sing someone sleepy.

I will breathe in the smell of baby powder and clean diapers.

I will joyfully receive hand-made pictures and cards.

I will kiss boo boos I can't even see.

I will clean up messes I didn't make.

I will help people forgive each other.

I will melt in an amateur back rub.

I will be kissed many times over.

I will smile at beautiful faces.

And I will thank Him.