MagicPillow
南茜·B.吉布斯 /
Valentine’sDayhadarrivedandlikeotherdayoftheyear， Iwasverybusy.
Myromantichusband， Roy， -filledholiday.
Afteraharddayatwork， Ihurriedhome， ， ， .
Unfortunately， thelittlestmemberinourhouseholdwasn’tsohappy.
“Daddy， youweregoingtotakemetobuyMammaapresent，” Becky， myeight-year-olddaughtersaid， asshesadlywalkedovertothecouchandsatdownbesidethebabysitter.
Roylookedathiswatchandrealizedthatifweweretomakeourreservations， ’tevenhaveafewminutestotakehertothecornerdrugstoretobuyaheart-shapedboxofchocolatecandy.
“I’msorry， Iwaslategettinghome， honey，” hesaid.
“That’sOK，” Beckyreplied.“Iunderstand.”
’thelpbeingconcernedaboutthedisappointmentinBecky’’sDayglowhadleftherface， ’trealizeit， butIalreadyknewitverywell.
Today， Ican’trememberwhatwaswrappedinthatbeautifulbox， whichIswoonedoverforseveraldays， butI’llneverforgetthespecialgift， whichIreceivedwhenwearrivedbackhome.
Beckywasasleeponthecouch， clutchingabox， ， sheawoke.“I’vegotsomethingforyou， Mamma，” shesaid， asagiantsmilecoveredhertinyface.
， IfoundthesweetestValentinegiftthatIhaveeverreceived.
AfterRoyandIleftforourdate， “ILoveYou” onapieceofredfabric， cutthefabricintheshapeofaheart， stitchedthetwopiecestogether， -shapedpillow， filledwithlove， whichI’llcherishforever.
MywonderfulValentinegifthasaspecialplaceinmybedroomtoday， ， ’tknowifapillowcanholdmagic， ， butthememory， aswell.
IknowthatIamaveryluckymother， indeed， tohavesuchawonderfullittlegirl， ， therewillneverbeanotherValentine’sDay， whichwillbeanymorespecialtome.
