Maderville

Prayers
I had one of the funniest things to ever happen to me today. I have been working with Landry on saying her prayers and when she figured out that we say them before meals and before nap and bed time, she has not since hesitated to remind me. She gets in her bed and clasps her hands together and says 'Prayers' and waits for me or her daddy to say them. She usually instigates it now and I can't tell you how proud I am to see her put those sweet little hands together.
Today, we went shopping at Academy Sports and I was standing there looking at some fishing rods and there were three managers nearby looking at a display. I asked them their opinion on which one I should get and was in the middle of a conversation when Landry grabbed my hands that were on the cart and pushed them together and looked me right in the eyes and said 'prayers'. Her eyebrows were cocked up and she looked like she meant business. I stopped my conversation with the managers and said 'Do you want Mama to say a prayer?' all the while chuckling to myself. Not only did she repeat herself, she looked at the managers and gave them the 'brow'. One by one, they all clasped their hands and bowed their heads. I am not kidding you!! This really happened and I am laughing out loud as I type this. I said 'Okay...God Bless ALLLL the people in Academy Sports. Amen!' Landry said 'Amen' and went on about her business. I told the managers that they didn't know they were going to go to church, did they?! I couldn't help but laugh and be so proud of my baby girl. She is really something. She was so funny yet also brought a message to these three men that even I could not do. They all had a good laugh about it but were so impressed with her that they just couldn't stop smiling and commenting on her.
When I told my Daddy about it today, he was so proud of her and THAT really makes this mama beam with joy. Landry, YOU are answer to so many of my prayers and I know that God lives because he truly lives in you, my child.