I just wish there was a picture to include of this.....

So I worked Thanksgiving and my family decided to wait till Black Friday to celebrate with me. Everybody pitched in and contributed to our afternoon affair. This was a year of firsts. First year eating Thanksgiving dinner before the sun went down (normally we eat around 6PM) and first year everyone (all 9 of us) got together at my house. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of what prevailed before the tyrptophan feast started. So since I didn't I will describe it for me and my reader because it was so precious I just don't ever want to forget it.

We are gathered in a circle in the kitchen holding hands to say prayer and bless the meal. All standing included Greg, myself, Aunt Tete (nickname), Uncle Rick, Papa, ShooShoo, Angelina, Grayson and Gavin. Greg (being the man of the house) starts the prayer-heads bowed down we pray. He thanks the Lord for our blessings and so on then pauses for a second (this is the precious part) and Gavin chimes in loudly "God is great, God is good and we thank him for our food, By his hands we are fed, Thank you Lord for our bread A-MEN!" I mean just typing these words doesn't give the situation justice...it was so precious and from his little 3 year old heart.

It reminded me that even though he is strong willed and stubborn and challenges us daily, we have done a good job so far with teaching him what is really most important. At church today in the play zone I ran into one of Gavin's bible school teachers. She says to me "We just love Gavin, he is such a joy to have in class. And he really knows his bible and loves it too!" Beaming, I was just beaming with pride and thanks. I haven't done anything outrageous with teaching him about Jesus. I read him books and we talk about Jesus. But it's on his time-I won't be that parent who shoves spirituality and Christianity in front of him. And it is working. And I am proud of him. I pray I can continue inspire/teach/lead his realtionship with the Lord as he grows up. Because that is what I am called to do as a parent.

Thank you Lord for my beautiful children. I pray they will continue to grow in their relationship with you and out of that a level of respect and admiration for who you are to us all. Amen.