"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." - Alfred Lord Tennyson

Each night before the girls go to bed we read from our scripture reader, read some stories and then say a prayer together as a family. After that the girls brush their teeth and go to bed. Tonight as I was leaving I's room, she asked "Mummy say prayers?". She wanted to say her own prayers. It was so beautiful that she asked. I haven't gotten to the stage of teaching her to say her own prayers, mostly because I thought she was too young.

So I turned the light back on and went back to her bed and knelt down beside her while she said her prayers. It was so simple and so beautiful.
"Dear  Heav'ly Father, thanks food, bless daddy, thanks watermelon, thanks poppa. Amen."

It was so beautiful I had to smile.

I am so grateful for the power of prayer and that I can get on my knees every day and thank my heavenly father for my bessings. I am also incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to teach that to my own children and that at such a young and tender age, my 2 1/2 year old daughter is already learning to pray for herself. <3