Monday, February 25, 2013

Dirt

Dear God,
Today we were blessed to spend time with our friends outside, picking strawberries. It's warm this January, and we had a lovely day in the sun, teaching our kids about fruit and the way it grows. Thank you for our friends, for the weather, and for the strawberry patch that gave us the opportunity. She ate SO many strawberries today - she absolutely loves them. Thank you for this moment, for nature, for the gift of fruit God. Thank you that Caroline enjoys the exploration.

Amen.

Perspective

Dear God,
Caroline has a new favorite thing in our house - it's a wall that has framed wedding pictures of all of the couples in our family. We're there, her aunt and uncle, her grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, and even one of great-great-great grandparents! There's one couple in particular, my grandma's parents, who Caroline is especially fascinated with. She's regularly shouting "Bea and Charles" and running us over there to take a look. Thank you God for her interest in our family. Thank you for the reminder that serves to me of the generations who came before us and made us the people we are today. Today my prayer is that Caroline always maintains perspective of the importance of those who came before in, who paved the path that she's on. For those who have worked so long and hard and committed to their families so deeply. For those who have made sacrifices to keep food on the table and a roof over our families heads. God thank you for our parents, our grandparents, and their parents and grandparents. Thank you for families.

Amen.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Monday Morning Group

Dear God,
Thank you for the bible study that I'm in right now. Thank you for Christian women who take time from their lives to give to one another. I'm so grateful for my Monday Morning Group, and for the guidance, energy, reflection and support I feel from those women. Tonight my prayer is that Caroline has 'monday morning' women in her life. She'll need them - she'll need them as a child, through school, in college and throughout her adult life. I'm guessing a lot of them are already alive, in homes across this country, unaware that part of their role in life is to be a 'monday morning' girl of CC's. Please make it so God!

Amen.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Love

Dear God,
It's Valentine's Day, and there's a lot going on in our lives. It was nice today to take some time with our friends and celebrate love. My prayer tonight is that Caroline always knows love, always feels loved, and always finds herself lovable. God please give her a sense of self worth and esteem, and help her to know that no matter what happens in her life, she is, inherently worthy of love.
Amen