Bedtime Prayers

Little John has recently decided that he wants both Mom and Dad to pray each night before he goes to sleep. It is so precious because he doesn't want to go to sleep unless he has both. He'll say, "Mom, you want to pray?" Are there two ways to answer that question? I didn't think so. Last night I bathed and put him to bed while John was talking to my brother after the rest of our small group had left. We read for a little while as the yawns got bigger and bigger and then I prayed. He said, "Daddy want to pray?" I went and got John and he went upstairs. Little John pulled him down, wrapped his hands around his arm and said, "Pray, Daddy." As John was praying, our little man went to sleep, content that both Mommy and Daddy had prayed. I love this! John and I both remember the very secure feeling of dozing off as our parents prayed. In my family, we would gather in the living room and each take a turn praying. You can imagine that by the time we got through all the siblings and to Mom and Dad, we were ready to doze off! :) It was such a peaceful feeling. One thing I am really looking forward to is hearing what Little John has to say to our Heavenly Father as he begins to pray his own thoughts. I'm not sure many parts of parenthood will get better than that!