Somehow They Understand

I always worry when Saturday rolls around and I am too sick to play with the kids. It is one of the few opportunities for us to spend the whole day together playing and growing closer. I worry that they won't understand and act out when I have to decline to wrestle or play. But today they didn't. I've been sicker than I've been in a long time--stuck to the bed almost all day. Somehow the kids understood how serious it was and were very subdued and gentle. They are still sick too, but they had plenty of bursts of energy. I am thankful for my kids. I'm thankful they can understand, even when their little, the needs of a parent.