Keep it on hand

Do you ever keep something on hand

that actually isn't your favorite

and yet you replenish it as soon as it's gone?

My sweet mother-in-law does that.

She keeps those on hand

for this fella.

He is her baby.
She loves him.

She likes to
make him happy.

She wants him to have a treat when he comes

at night to help his dad into bed.

It's a sacred time for all of them.

I go with him sometimes and when I do,
this perfectly loving man usually says
it's my turn to pray.

Then he grins.

For the past few years
I have also found myself

keeping something

on hand.

There are two girls
who like
to snack on them.

We want them to have a treat when

they come to visit.

They make us smile and laugh

and sometimes

they take a turn to pray.

WHAT DO YOU KEEP ON HAND?