hold on to today

today, a couple different times, i caught myself getting impatient with one of the boys. ugh. i hate that about myself!! i don't want to! why are my eyes so quick to roll?? not necessary.
i wrote a song when the boys were little and today i am thinking of it again. maybe some of the examples in the song are different, but it's the same idea. we don't know how long we have here. enjoy today.

You have to go to the bottom of the screen and hit pause on the playlist first!!



Hold on to Today
i'll let you have a pop at 8 in the morning
give you all the candy you want before bed
i'll let you watch the same movie over and over
if i can snuggle with you and rub your head

i will not yell when you dump your drink on the floor
i won't complain when you want to play ball
i'll give you anything you want, just name it it's yours
as long as you lift your arms to me when you fall

i will hold on to today
don't want to let a minute pass me by
i will tell you i love you and how special you are
never be to busy to hold you when you cry
i will hold on to today
don't want to let a minute pass me by
i'll be the best i can be, God gave you to me
and i will always be by your side

i will not yell when i'm the only one you want
won't roll my eyes when the whining just won't stop
i'll cherish every moment, hold on to what i have
and i will hold those precious tears, every last drop

you never know when your last day will be

if this was the last time i'd ever see you
i'd enjoy watching your face light up when you smile
i'd laugh instead of scream, seeing what a gift you really are
and i would keep you up at night for just a while.

and so tonight i will go in and kiss my boys a few more times while they sleep. pray over them a little harder, rub their heads, cover them up and tomorrow is a new day. God's mercies will be new and i will hold on to every moment i have.