she loves to pray

Whenever it comes time to ask the blessing before a meal, Caroline is always the first to volunteer. She loves to pray. Her prayers generally go something like this:

God, thank you for our food. And thank you for giving us a good day. Thank you for all the people in the world who aren't strangers. And thank you for everybody in our family that we love. And thank you for... Amen.

I love to listen to all the things she's thankful for. And I occasionally have to chuckle at things she says and the way she puts them. But she always thanks God for the little "normal" things in our lives - just whatever happened that day. I hope that she'll keep that spirit of thankfulness as she grows up.

what they hear comes out their mouths

Earlier this evening, Sara was sitting on the floor near me "playing" with her money. I heard her saying "I'm going to have to spank you" and I look over to see her "spanking" a coin. She then proceeds to put it on top of a bill and then say "Stay there. You have to stay in there or you'll get a spanking." She was trying to fold it up inside. I just wish I would have had a video camera close enough to catch it.