Good Night Kiss

I began the Month of May with a song that reminds us of the privelege of being a mother and so I'll end it with another one by Steve and Annie Chapman that always made me cry when our kids were little. I don't know why I do this to myself, but maybe it's good to be reminded of how quickly things change and to appreciate the time we have.

I count it as a privilege, I count it cause for praise
To kiss my children goodnight at the close of everyday
For I know too soon they're off and gone and walkin' out the door
And I'll never have a child to kiss goodnight anymore

It's very strange how times have changed from the present to the past
When did they grow so quickly? The time has flown so fast
For it seems that only yesterday I helped him with his shirt
Or patted my baby on the back or kissed away a hurt

Tell the story, read a book, wipe a nose or tie a shoe
They never ask me to rub their back the way they used to do
Once it was a bother, just a troublesome kind of chore
Now I would give anything to do it just once more

Mommy bounce me on your knee, Daddy flip me in the air
Throw a rubber ball to me and help me comb my hair
Mommy tickle my tummy, Daddy hold me high
Let's go outside for awhile or make a kite to fly

I count it as a privilege, I count it cause for praise
To kiss my children goodnight at the close of every day
For I know too soon they're off and gone and walkin' out the door
And I'll never have a child to kiss goodnight anymore

Contrary to what the photos show, the kids each had their own bed, but for some reason Julene's was the prefered one. Often times when we'd go to check on them before going to bed ourselves, we'd have to move one back to his or her bed.