(What a mom would rather watch)
Slow Dance
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight or
gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast, time is short , the music won’t last.
Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask “How are you” do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in bed
with the next hundred chores running through your head?
Ever told a child, “we’ll do it tomorrow”,
and in haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die
’cause you never had time to call and say “hi”?
When you run so fast to get somewhere
you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
it is an unopened gift. . .thrown away. . .
Life is not a race. Do take it slower.
Hear the music, before the song is over.
What a great man he is, he took all 5 of the children out from 4:30 until 7:30 while I had my party. When he got back he put the kids to bed and came downstairs and held my friend’s baby so she could eat her dessert. He’s the one who took the group pictures of us, too.
Good to be Home 