When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking

When you thought I wasn’t looking you hung my first painting on the refrigerator, 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 baked a birthday cake just for me, and I knew that little things were special things.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 all right 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 wanted to say thanks for all those things you did when you thought I wasn’t looking.

Happy Mother’s Day!