Prayers

Every night before bedtime, I read Tayva a book or two, then we say prayers (Bob usually leads prayer time), and I sing her some hymns, I rock her for a few minutes, then I lay her in bed. The past few months, I sang "Amazing Grace" and "Jesus, There's Just Something About That Name". She now knows the 3 verses to Amazing Grace that I sing (I need to learn the words to the other verses--I just printed the lyrics off the internet the other night), and she knows the entire song of "Jesus, There's Just Something About That Name". The past week or so, I have added "It is Well With my Soul" to our list of songs. Just tonight when we were getting her pajamas on, Tayva sang "It is Well With My Soul". I JUST LOVE to hear her sing the hymns. It is a sound I will NEVER tire of. I just stop and listen to her singing and relish it. I hope she enjoys singing for a long time to come--reminds me of myself when I was young--I was always singing.

Also, the past week or so, she has been praying by herself before we pray together. Tonight, this was her prayer, "Dear God, thank you. Pray for Josh and Jordy (her cousins), the fridge and the TV. Amen" Apparently, she thinks that Josh and Jordy's fridge and TV need prayer!! It was too cute! The innocence of little ones--love it.