We always pray as a family before putting the kids to bed. Sometimes the kids pray for the same things for a long time, like a routine. Sometimes they mix it up, depending on what they did that day. There are seasons.
Its always a fun time when the youngest kid is verbal enough to pray! Wavy has been on that level for a good while now, but being a two year old, she relies on the rest of us to help her through it. Which is great, and also adorable.
Last night was a first for Waverly.
She asked to pray first, and as always, she opened her prayer on her own with a “Dear Jesus.” Usually from there, a kid pipes up with a “thank you for this day” and then suggests things for her to thank Jesus for. Maybe it was the few extra seconds after her opening where nobody spoke up, but she continued on all on her own. Her prayer went like this:
Dear Jesus.
Thank you day.
Thank you Auntie. (Cher)
Thank you eggs.
Thank you Dekko.
Amen.
Brady and I just stared at each other in total disbelief. She prayed her thoughts out, all on her own! And the first real thing she thanked Jesus for was Cher 💜 followed by eggs, and Dekker! Hahaha! It was SO amazing!
We continued through our prayer time, and she prompted Solly in his prayer, suggesting “Auntie? Eggs and toast? Me! Hahaha!” She thought she was SO goooood!
And she was right. My gosh, that girl never ceases to amaze me!
Cher might’ve been a tad on the thrilled side of things, also 😘 Or at least she should be!