Monday, January 30, 2012

Looking in her eyes tonight.

Dear God,
I was looking in Caroline's eyes tonight (by the way, thank you for making them so beautiful and blue), and I could see how much she trusts me, how much she relies on me. She needs us for everything right now, and sometimes, when she's quiet right before bed, she seems so helpless in this world without us. So incredibly attached to us. Tonight I pray that you make both Dan and me worthy of that kind of trust, that kind of dependence. Please guide us and give us patience and wisdom in raising Caroline.

Also, thank you for giving us the responsibility of caring for and raising Caroline. Please keep and put people in our lives around us who can help us with that.

Amen.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Forgiveness

Dear God,
Today I pray that you give Caroline the ability to forgive easily. Please give her the gift of seeing the best in people, and believing in people. Let her be quick to forgive and forget.
Amen.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Her Husband

Tomorrow Dan and I will celebrate 3 years of marriage. I just sat down to write in the card that I gave him, and it made me think about Caroline's wedding, which made me think about her husband. Seems strange to pray for a husband for a 9 month old --- but chances are she'll marry someone older than her, so that means he's alive somewhere. So, future-son-in-law, this prayer's for you.

Dear God,
Thank you for our sweet Caroline. Thank you for our marriage and love for each other that brought her into our lives. Today God I'd like to pray about Caroline's husband. There are so many things I want her husband to be, so it's hard to know where to start. God I pray that her husband grow up in a Christian household, where he learns about you and accepts you into his life. I pray that he's a gentleman, that he's educated, and responsible. Please give him gifts and talents, a sense of humor and adventure. God, when it's time, please allow him and Caroline to find one another --- and make LOTS of responsible decisions and date a while before they get married.... 30 years from now.

Amen.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hearing You

Dear God,
I've prayed before for Caroline's hearing. Today, I pray for a different kind of hearing, for her ability to hear you in her life. God please give Caroline an early understanding of how you move in her life, and the various ways she can hear your voice. Please allow her to be comforted and guided by your voice.

Amen.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Praying for a short-term memory.

Dear God,
We're going through a strange time with Caroline right now, she's having some real trouble staying asleep at night. That makes for really short nights for me. The lack of sleep has made me feel some things about her that aren't all puppy dogs and roses... I may have even said that she's a terrible child. Once or twice.

So today I pray that you give her a short-term memory when it comes to the mistakes I make and the negative things I say. I know that looking back in life, for me, it's far easier to remember the wonderful moments than the bad, so maybe somewhere along the way you granted me with this blessed short-term-negative-memory-erasing skill. Please let that be genetic :)

Amen.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dancing.

Dear God -
Thank you for friends who come up with all sorts of fun things for us to do. Tonight, we went line dancing for Rachel's birthday. Thank you for Rachel - thank you for her sweet spirit. God in the spirit of the night, tonight I ask you to give Caroline some dancing skills. Ellen says that dancing improves intelligence, and we know it's just a joyful thing to do in general. So God, give her some rhythm, no shame, and some moves.

Amen.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Good Eating

Dear God - thank you for Caroline, and thank you that she's finally interested in eating some solid foods. God today I pray that you give Caroline a sense of adventure when it comes to food! Let her be a child who will try lots of things, and not be a picky eater. Please let her be open to foods that will be healthy and nutritious choices, and guide us in helping her learn about food.

Amen.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Feeling Loved

Dear God -
Being loved and feeling loved are two different things. Today, I pray that Caroline feels love throughout her life. As long as I'm alive, she'll be loved - but that's certainly no guarantee that she'll feel it. I pray that you give her an open heart and the confidence to know Your love, and also to feel the love from the many people in her life that will no doubt love her (there are so many who already do!).

Thank you for your perfect love God that's such a model for the way we should strive to love one another. Please make me more capable of that kind of love for everyone in my life, including Sweet Caroline.

Amen.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Fever

Dear God,
Tonight, Caroline has her first fever. Please take care of her, and take care of me - I'm a wreck. God I know that you created fevers and they serve a purpose. Please let Caroline heal quickly, and not be in pain. God please make her to sleep through the night, and wake up feeling better in the morning, with a lower temp and without being dehydrated. God please give me strength and calm to deal with this.

Amen.