Just
for
this
day.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
am
going
to
smile
whenever
I
see
your
face.
and
laugh
when
I
feel
like
crying.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
will
let
you
wake
up
softly,
all
rumpled
in
your
flannel
and
I
will
hold
you
until
you
are
ready.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
will
let
you
choose
what
you
want
to
wear,
and
smile
and
say
you're
beautiful.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
am
going
to
step
over
the
laundry,
and
pick
you
up
and
take
you
to
the
park
to
play.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
am
going
to
eat
a
huge
breakfast
,
with
bacon
eggs,
toast
and
waffles,
and
you
don't
have
to
eat
any.
Just
for
this
morning,
I
will
leave
the
dishes
in
the
sink,
and
let
you
teach
me
how
to
put
that
100
piece
puzzle
together.
Just
for
this
afternoon,
I
will
unplug
the
telephone
and
keep
the
computer
off,
and
sit
with
you
in
the
garden
blowing
bubbles.
Just
for
this
afternoon,
I
will
not
yell
once,
not
even
a
tiny
grumble
when
you
scream
and
whine
for
the
ice
cream
truck,
and
I
will
buy
you
one
if
he
comes
by.
Just
for
this
afternoon,
I
won't
worry
about
what
you
are
going
to
be
when
you
grow
up
or
who
you
might
have
been
before
your
diagnosis.
Just
for
this
afternoon,
I
will
let
you
help
me
bake
cookies,
and
I
won't
stand
over
you
trying
to
'fix'
things.
Just
for
this
afternoon,
I
will
let
you
put
all
kinds
of
barrettes
in
my
hair,
and
put
lipstick
on
my
face,
and
I
will
tell
you
how
pretty
you
have
made
me
look.
Just
for
this
afternoon
I
will
take
you
to
McDonalds
and
buy
us
both
a
Happy
meal
so
you
can
have
both
toys.
Just
for
this
evening,
I
will
hold
you
in
my
arms
and
tell
you
a
story
about
how
you
were
born,
and
how
much
we
love
you.
Just
for
this
evening,
I
will
let
you
splash
in
the
bathtub
and
not
get
angry
when
you
throw
water
over
your
sister's
head.
Just
for
this
evening,
I
will
let
you
stay
up
late
while
we
sit
on
the
porch
swing
and
count
all
the
stars.
Just
for
this
evening,
I
will
bring
you
glasses
of
water,
and
snuggle
beside
you
for
three
hours
and
miss
my
favorite
show
on
t.v.
Just
for
this
evening,
When
I
kneel
down
to
pray,
I
will
simply
be
grateful
for
all
that
I
have
and
not
ask
for
anything,
except
just
one
more
day.
Sally
Autism
is
not
the
end
of
the
World.
.
.
.
just
the
beginning
of
a
new
one.
copyright.
1999.
Sally
Meyer
