Teach Me To Pray!

This post is a little different from the rest. I really couldn't pass this up to share a wonderful gift that my daughter received a couple of months ago. I have always made a committment that I will teach my daughter who her Lord and Savior is, and try each and everyday for her to see him through my ways and actions. Although, Satan has tried many times and yes has sometimes succeeded to make me question the way that I am trying to show Lauren the right way to live. Of all the things that I could mess up in that little girl's life, I am sure that I can get this one right.

Along the way we tend to get so caught up in life and forget the reason why we have children. They are gifts from God that he uses to bless our lives. This is a huge gift that he has blessed me with, the least I can do is show her the right way to live through him. Since Lauren was born we have always had a "bedtime" routine that included prayer. I would read her a book, pray for her and thank God for the wonderful blessing he blessed me with, and then on to bed.

A couple of months ago, my mother in law was introduced to "prayer blankets". These blankets were made by a special lady in our home town, she never charged for these blankets. She would make them in her free time and then give them to those who are sick and in the hospital. Once she had one made, she would take the blanket to the church and have the congregation pray over them. These blankets would lay somewhere on the bed of the sick and ailing and people who come and pray for them would tie a knot in the string on the blanket. Well this sweet lady made two extra blankets, but changed the name to "Teach Me To Pray Blankets". She gave the two extra blankets to my mother in law for my neice and Lauren. Although, Lauren's bedtime routine always includes a prayer at the end, it was nice to incorporate this blanket into our routine. Now when we say our prayers, Lauren does not let me forget to "tie her knot"!!