Thank God for bacon.

We are people of faith in this house. One of the things that I try to teach the kids is the importance of being optimistic, and being thankful for what we have.  Whether you are a person of faith or not, having a positive attitude, and being thankful are two things that every child should be taught. We do this by setting an example for them. One way I do this is through bedtime prayer.

Being the high schooler that he is, Nik usually tolerates my presence in his bedroom for a couple of minutes at bedtime. So I don't go into too much detail with him before bedtime. We talk about his day, and point out the fun things, and how we are all so glad to be home, safe and sound. By that time, Nik is kicking me out of his room so he can go back to Cartoon Network.  But Noah just loves bedtime routine, so I can spend 30 minutes with him.

It starts the same every night. We read a story together.Then we start our prayer. I will usually start off with things that we should be thankful for. Our house, our food, family, friends. Then I move into things that occurred during the day. Thank you for a fun time at the movies, at school, etc. We talk about how hard we work in school, and how we can do anything if we try hard enough. Then I let Noah take over the prayer. Here are a few things he asked to pray for in the past couple of weeks. And yes, I do have to stifle laughter at times.

Thank you, God, for:

• Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed from The Lion King on Broadway. He thanks God for them alot.
• All of the Disney villains, like Jafar, Maleficent, Scar, Ursula (and he just kept on going. It was a very long prayer that night).
• All of the non Disney villains (again, another long prayer). He loves his villains.
• Ms.Gale's hair (his para).
• His tent.
• His ipad.
• Going to Comic Cons
• Musicals
• Vacations
• His brother.
• Bacon. Yes, he wanted to thank God for Bacon. Amen, Noah. Amen.

What I love about this is that it is another reminder of how truly happy my children are. And how the simple things bring the joy.