good-night hugs

I meet with a group of women from church every other Tuesday night to chat about the Lord and life and we just simply share our hearts. Our evening chit-chats often spill late into the night, which means I miss out on tucking my bonus daughter into bed. Tonight I rolled in at about 10:15...and I just barely put my bag down when I saw Delaney race down the stairs out of the corner of my eye. She jumped straight into my outstretched arms and said, "I was getting tired waiting up for you. I wanted to say good-night. You stayed out later than usual." My heart melted that she'd fight sleep just to give me a good-night hug. I tucked her into bed and she asked me to snuggle with her until she fell asleep. I kissed her stuffed animals good-night and just before she dozed off, she said, "Good-night. I love you." I love her, too.