The following has become our nightly routine. Tommy does not like to pray at dinner time. If we try to say a prayer before the meal he thinks he has to go to bed and whines through the whole thing. But at bedtime, let the prayers flow like wine...
David: Dear God
Tommy: Dear God
David: Thank you for Mommy, Daddy, the baby in Mommy's belly, and Norman.
Tommy: Gank you for Mommy, Daddy, the baby in Mommy's belly, and Norman.
David: What else do you want to say thank you for? (This is where the strangeness begins)
Tommy: Gank you for playing Candyland with Grammy, Gank you Grandad, Gank you Mimi's eyes, Gank you Daddy's legs, Gank you Thomas, Percy, and James, Gank you Miss Laura's (his music teacher) mouth, Gank you Mommy's glasses, Gank you Todd's (his friend) fingers, Gank you Piper's (friend) house, Gank you Georgia's (friend) brother baby Sam, Gank you Tom-Tom.
David: (pause) Amen?
Tommy: Amen.
Notice the body part theme. (???) While we have to laugh at all the things Tommy thanks God for, it is one of the sweetest moments to each day.
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2 comments:
I love it. Trey hates meal time prayers, but watch out for the bedtime 3 year old sermons.
Gank you for praying for Sam, Tommy! You are very sweet!
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