Through the Eyes of Children

Every night when I put my children to bed each one of them says a “night, night” prayer. It amazes me how incredibly awesome children are. They sure know how to appreciate things in their life. Please note that this is not an attempt to convert by any means. Is just who we are and the purpose of sharing it, is to remind ourselves that, no matter how bad things may seem , there is always plenty to be thankful for if we look hard enough.


Here are some examples of the things my children have said in their prayer:

Visiting grandma and papi

Noel: (5 yrs old) “Thank you God for ALL our toys, thank you for the stuffed animals, I know they are toys too but they are not made of plastic or hard like the others, they are soft and fun to jump on to. Thank you for the roof on the house so that bad people can not climb in, oh and the walls too! Thank you putting food in the stores so that mami can make our yummy food. Thank you for the roads so that there is no grass all over the place and we can drive or we would be getting stuck in the mud (it had been raining for 3 days in a row lol). Thank you for our family. Keep the our angels with us, keep the nightmares away, AMEN!


Analise: (almost 4yrs old) God, thank you for everything, thank you for all the toys, thank you for the “ horsies” and dollies, thank you for the books that Noel forgot to tell you, for my princess dress because I can be a pretty princess, thank you for “(names of about 15 family members)” keep our angels with us, take care of us, keep the nightmares away , AMEN.


Coral: (18 months old) This she is happily saying while the other two say theirs lol. Yes! Mama, “baby mumblings”, bobo (pacifier in Spanish) the girl knows her priorities lol.


Estrella: (almost 10 yrs old) God thank you for this day, I had a fun day, thank you for my friends and my family, thank you for our food, our clothes. Please take care of our friends and family, keep the bad people away, why are they bad? Keep our angels with us, keep the nightmares away, AMEN!


I will say it, I am proud of my children for showing gratitude for what they have, for caring about others and for their honesty and innocence. If we could all listen to them more often and remember how to be kids at heart maybe this would be a much better world.