Amen

Tonight's blog entry is short and sweet, just like the little man who inspired it.  We pray with Oliver when we tuck him in, but he's usually on an anti-sleep brigade and is hyped-up on silliness so we just pray loud, fast, and over his unsettled giggle fits and ramblings.  Tonight as I tucked him in, he was quiet enough to hear my prayer, then said, "Hey, I have an idea.  How 'bout I say a prayer, then you say a prayer."

And so I leave you tonight with Oliver's prayer, a 4-year-old's benediction:

"Dear Lord,

Thank you for the firefighters who keep us safe,

Thank you for God for the walls,

And thank you for everyone that loves us."

Amen.