Countless times, I've witnessed one of our kids saying their prayers. Well, maybe countless is a stretch, but it's safe to say I've heard quite a few nighttime prayers.
That's why Allie's prayer last night stuck with me. She thanked God for the usual things: her parents, her friends, her aunts and uncles, her Mema and Pepa, her Nana, you get the idea. She even thanked him for sending Jesus and, in a timely move that I'm sure was designed to improve her take on Christmas Day, she even thanked him for sending Santa.
But then, she surprised me.
In a very natural way, like she'd said it a hundred times, Allie thanked God for photosynthesis. She did! Okay, she didn't actually say that, but it's what she meant. Here's what she said:
"...and thanks, God, for making the trees, so we can live."
That's the same as photosynthesis, right? Anyway, it was pretty accurate and very sweet.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Take your time.
It was a beautiful day; ironically one that Susan had tried to avoid for a long time. As they walked along the sun-kissed fields they visited every week, this time was different.
The cool breeze reminded her that Fall was coming, and with the change of season, other things would certainly change, too. They looked for birds and laughed.
Emily loved taking walks with her Mom in the woods. She got to see all kinds of different animals and her mom always taught her something new. Pretty flowers, funny stories.
"Look, Em," called Susan, "That bird is making a nest."
Emily's eyes opened wide as she watched how nature takes care of itself. It was almost like magic to her and she soaked in every minute of it.
Susan did, too. But she wasn't watching the birds. She was watching her little girl grow up, a job she knew all along would end someday...but she now realized a part of it would end today.
It's not like she and Emily wouldn't take Mother-Daughter walks again. Of course they would. But things would be different.
Soon, there would be school buses and new friends. Sports and homework. Emily's life was about to change and there was nothing Susan could do about it.
Except on this walk.
For today, there was still time. The breeze was still blowing, still bringing in the fresh smells of the woods. And Susan was talking it all in...one last time.
"C'mon, Mom," Emily yelled, "Hurry up!"
"Slow down, honey," she said.
"Take your time."
The cool breeze reminded her that Fall was coming, and with the change of season, other things would certainly change, too. They looked for birds and laughed.
Emily loved taking walks with her Mom in the woods. She got to see all kinds of different animals and her mom always taught her something new. Pretty flowers, funny stories.
"Look, Em," called Susan, "That bird is making a nest."
Emily's eyes opened wide as she watched how nature takes care of itself. It was almost like magic to her and she soaked in every minute of it.
Susan did, too. But she wasn't watching the birds. She was watching her little girl grow up, a job she knew all along would end someday...but she now realized a part of it would end today.
It's not like she and Emily wouldn't take Mother-Daughter walks again. Of course they would. But things would be different.
Soon, there would be school buses and new friends. Sports and homework. Emily's life was about to change and there was nothing Susan could do about it.
Except on this walk.
For today, there was still time. The breeze was still blowing, still bringing in the fresh smells of the woods. And Susan was talking it all in...one last time.
"C'mon, Mom," Emily yelled, "Hurry up!"
"Slow down, honey," she said.
"Take your time."
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