Today we are starting a parenting series called, “Parental Guidance Required.” As we begin considering one of our greatest human responsibilities, I hope you are blessed by these poetic words from Mary Rita Schilke Korzan:
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You hung my first painting on the fridge
And I wanted to paint another.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You fed a stray cat,
And I thought it was good to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You said a prayer,
And I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You kissed me good-night.
And I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes
And I learned that sometimes things hurt –
But that it’s alright to cry.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty, too.
When you thought I wasn’t looking,
You cared
And I wanted to be everything I could be.
When you thought I wasn’t looking
I looked
And I wanted to say thanks for all those things you did
When you thought I wasn’t looking
-Mike Johnson
Don’t forget to “Take 5”