What If???

What if you only had one week left with your child ... how would you spend your time with them?
Would you put off that run to the grocery store until later even though you are running low on things - and instead sit down and play pretend, hugging stuffed animals, talking on a toy phone, building blocks and pushing them on a play car?

What if you only had 3 days left with your child... how would you spend your time with them?
Would you surround them with toys and walk away or would you get down on the floor and read them a book, teach them their colors, sing them the alphabet song?

What if you only had 1 day left with your child ... how would spend your time with them?
Would you get mad at them because they dropped their food on the floor for the umpteenth time? Or would you make them their favorite meal, their favorite dessert and maybe even play their favorite game after dinner.

What if you only had one hour left with your child... how would you spend your time with them?
Would you waste a single minute getting angry at them for little things that in the long run don't matter? Or would you hold them, hug them, kiss them, tell them how much you love, how proud you are of them, how important they are and that they will always be a part of your family.

We often don't know what is around the corner but we have the opportunity to let our children know now where they stand in our hearts.