Norah's Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Angels guide me through the night.
And wake me with the morning light.

Dear God,
Thank you for this beautiful day.
I love you because of the fun for tomorrow.
I'm sorry for not listening and for not being good.
Please help you to love me.

Amen

My heart hurt a little that she thinks she is not good.  She has been tough lately; not always using nice words, having no filter on her mouth, and saying exactly what she thinks.  Add into that her fierce independence and a desire to keep up with her brother.  She is reprimanded or corrected a lot, and today she knew it.  The fun for tomorrow is because tomorrow is a "Mommy Day", and not a sitter day.  She looked at me as she said "Please help you to love me".  Not sure if you=Mommy or if you=God.  All I do know is that I tell both of my kids that I love them more than once every day.

I am really grateful this evening we had cuddle and giggle time on the couch when I came home from work.  Simon went to play basketball with a boy down the street, this is really good for him.  We recently had another round of discussions about friendships.  Norah and I had fun coloring together after dinner.  Overall, a really good evening.