When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I
thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for
me, and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I
believed there is a God I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me goodnight, 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 it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to
be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked . . . . and wanted to say
thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.

 

                                                                          --  By Mary Rita Schilke Korzan