a child's prayer.

[Uncle Brady turns 21 this week. one short month until he gets home.]

On Thursday, Carly said her first prayer all by herself.

It went like this:

"Dear Heavenly Father,

Thankful for this day.

Thankful that we got dinosaurs

In the name of Jesus Christ . . . . 

AMEN!"

I have to say, hearing your child speak to her Heavenly Father on her own, saying what she wants to say . . . that is a whole new level of love and joy as a parent. The next day, I was going to say it, and she wanted to "help" me (tell me what to say, like we used to tell her what to say). She proceeded to look around the room, thanking Heavenly Father for everything she saw: towel, her babies, mommy and daddy, the pillows, the tv, the door. At first I was tempted to get frustrated, because she wasn't trying to be reverent. But then it occurred to me that she is right. All we have to do is look around the room to see everything we've been blessed with. 

Even the door.