Sunday, February 1, 2009

In Jesus Name, Mamma!

This evening when I was getting the boys ready for bed, Gracie was tugging at my pants and yelling something at me. I was busy at the moment and I didn't make the effort to decipher what she was saying.
She continued on and on and on. Saying the same thing over and over. A couple minutes passed and I bent over to look at her and figure out what she was saying.
She was saying, "In Jesus Name, Mamma" over and over.
How sweet is that?!
For a few weeks now, we've been doing night time prayers with her. Me and Jason will take turns and we'll say a few words and she'll repeat them. The past few nights, she has just burst out into her own little prayer that goes a little something like this,
"Dear Jesus, blah blah blah word that I can't make out mumble mumble blah, In Jesus Name, ANEM."
Yes, that's ANEM not AMEN. So sweet!
So tonight, she heard Rhett ask me if I was going to help them do their night time prayers and that's when she started saying "In Jesus Name, Mamma!"
She was telling me she wanted to pray!
I love it!

21 comments:

Julie said...

That is super cute :)
Welcome to the SITS community!

Trish said...

Oh, that is just SO incredibly precious! We teach our children to pray the same way. Don't you just LOVE to hear them doing it?! So sweet. So tender. So faith-filled. It's a beautiful thing.

I'm also just dropping in to say "Hello!" and "Welcome!!" from the SITStas! Happy Monday!

Judah said...

oh I love it when they finally get it!!! too cute!! welcome to SITS

Maggie R said...

Hi Erica,
I was looking for your email but since I couldn't find it, here I am.
I wanted to send you a "WARM WELCOME from SITS.
So happy you decided to join us and thanks for putting our button on your blog.
It is a fun place to be where you will meet lots of new blogging friends..Hope you will visit often...
xoxo
((((hugs)))
Msggie
waving from Southern Ontario, Canads

Rachael Schirano \\ Rachael Schirano Photography said...

what a sweet thing to say, she sounds like such a doll! you have such a wonderful family!

welcome to SITS!

Tiffany said...

Adorable!

Welcome to SITS, we are thrilled to have you join us!

Mamarazzi said...

CUTENESS!

Stopping by to welcome you to SITS! You are going to love this bloggy playground filled with amazing women!!

The Rambler said...

CUTE!!

Gosh, I'm always so wow'd by my daughter when a new word, sentence, story becomes part of the norm for her. She's 2 but I feel like she just came into my life yesterday!

Part of the welcoming wagon of SITSa gals. Wanted to stop by and say hello. And hope to see you around SITS.

ANEM to that!

Anonymous said...

Oh bless her heart! What a love.

Welcome to the SITS community!

Sandy said...

Aww! That is so sweet!

I came by to Welcome You to SITS! It's great to meet new friends!I hope to see you again!

DiPaola Momma said...

I must be slow at the keyboard this morning! All the welcome wagon had already stopped by. So let me add my WELCOME to SITS.. mine is the best one anyway cuz I'm a cool chick.. OH WAIT all my SITStas are cool... and now so are you:D

Lisa M said...

Awe that is so sweet! Doesn't it just make your heart burst when you hear stuff like that? :)

Welcome to SITS btw!

Brandy said...

Stopping by from SITS...it's great to meet you!

That's so cute!

Anonymous said...

So adorable! My daughter is four and it is so cute to listen to her say her 'special prayers'. She prays for her classmates, cousins, people she hasn't seen in ages. It's the best.

Just Lisa said...

I love it! One of the cutest things my 2 year old does is say grace before dinner! It's so sweet!

Welcome to SITS! Hope you have fun there!

Marci @All Things Wonderful said...

HEY! You were my first "Craft it Forward"-Winner! Okay...you have to post the "Craft it Forward" giveaway on your post and send me your new address!

Anonymous said...

My son just started saying Amen (he's 22 months old).

I think it's the cutest thing ever.

Welcome to SITS! I hope you enjoy being part of the group (I know I do).

Ash said...

So sweet! I love their little chatter. My youngest is almost 3, so I'm on the verge of loosing it.

Makes me a little sad.

Welcome to the SiTSahood!!

Mrs. Jelly Belly said...

Aww, that's so sweet!

Welcome to SITS! I hope you will enjoy it as much as we all do!

Rhea said...

Very, very cute!

Welcome to SITS, girlfriend. We're the Welcome Wagon. This is a small taste of the comment love you'll get when you're featured blogger!

I've met so many amazing women and read so many fun blogs through SITS. So glad you've joined!

Aubrey said...

ANEM! So cute. Now that is something you don't mind hearing over and over from the little ones!

Welcome to SITS! I hope you meet as many incredible people as I have!