Praying with Gillian

One of the best times of my day is praying with Gillian just before she drifts off to sleep. Lately, she's been wanting to say the prayers herself (which means that I say a few words and she repeats them).

One of the first nights we ever did this, after we thanked God for everyone on the planet who knows and loves Gillian (a pretty long list), out of the blue, she says "I love you God." A sweet simple little voice, full of sleep and whispers, a little bit afraid of who she's talking to, but truely loving Him too.

I sat there in absolute wonder - where did that come from? The heart of a child, that's where. It brings tears to my eyes.

Now we say that everytime she prays. And I find myself saying it a lot now too. I love my daughter, and I love that she's teaching me to love God more.