Lily, on Being Thankful
A quick story from last night –
Lily has begun having us pray at mealtimes — sometimes before, sometimes in the middle, whenever it occurs to her. Although we are regular church-goers, neither Bill nor I grew up with the tradition of praying before everyday meals, so this is new to us. But Lily has been attending the preschool at our church for a few months now, and they pray before snacktime. So we readily go along with it, and we’re thinking it might be a nice idea to make it a regular thing.
So typically she initiates the prayer by telling us to hold hands and close our eyes, but then she wants one of us to say the actual words. Last night, she decided she was ready to take on the whole process, so, after taking our hands and bowing her head she quietly prayed:
“Thank you, God, for this food. Thank you for cheese pups. Amen.” (”Pups” = “puffs”)
Bill and I had to agree with this sentiment. (And please don’t ask why she was having cheese puffs with dinner.)