When you thought I wasn't looking

                 WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING                   
                                                                         
                 
                                                                         
            When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my         
          first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately         
                        wanted to paint another one.                     
                                                                         
            When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a         
            stray cat, and I learned that 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 learned that the little         
                      things can be the special things in life.               
                                                                         
            When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a         
          prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always         
                  talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.               
                                                                         
            When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a         
              meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I           
        learned that we all have to help take care of each other.       
                                                                         
          When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care         
          of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have       
                    to take care of what we are given.                 
                                                                         
              When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you           
            handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't         
              feel good, and I learned that I would have to be           
                        responsible when I grow up.                     
                                                                         
            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 learned most of         
            life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and         
                    productive person when I grow up.                   
                                                                         
          When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and         
            wanted to say,"Thanks," for all the things I saw when         
                      you thought I wasn't looking.