"Mommy," Sherry was standing at the door in her teddy bear pj's. "Can I sleep with you?"

"Sure, Honey," I said and snuggled up closer to Bubba. Sherry crawled under the blanket and latched on to me.

"Bad dreams again?" I whispered.

"Uh huh."

"Try to fill the scary places with good things."

"I try, but the monsters keep coming. I try to save the kittens, but they keep coming and my stick breaks..." She buried her head in my shoulder and I hugged her ...