Today was an exhausting day! The girls ended up having school delayed two hours this morning, which seemed nice at the time but in reality just made my day all the more hectic. Drop off Jocelyn, drop off Ava, get gas, come home for an hour or so to unload dishwasher and other random chores, drop off Angel Tree gifts to church, run in and out of Michael's, pick up Jocelyn, come home for another hour or so for "quiet time," pick up Ava, come home long enough to change girls into dance clothes, go to dance studio, watch Jocelyn's class, come home, cook dinner, inhale dinner, go back to dance studio to pick up Ava, FINALLY come home for good. I got just a little more tired writing all that out!
The end of the day, however, came with two treats. First was Ben driving in just behind us at the end of the day. He had been in Virginia Beach doing Navy Reserves stuff since Friday night, and we hadn't been sure at all that he would make it home in time to see the girls before bed. It was so nice for the girls to get to see him, even for just a few minutes, after having gone so long without him here.
The second moment that brought a smile to my face was Jocelyn's prayer. She has, over the past month or so, learned the Our Father - more or less. This is how it went tonight (as most nights):
Father, who works in Heaven,
Harold be thy Name.
By Kingdom come,
My will be done,
On earth in Heaven.
The rest of it she actually says correctly. A part of me feels I should correct her, and sometimes she asks me if she's saying the right words and then I will help her out. But there's something sweet in her interpretation of this prayer with all its strange phrases and big words. The wording may not be precise, but the sentiment is true - she is fervently praying to her God, and I am sure that her mistakes are overlooked for the love and devotion she is offering up each night. The feelings are there; the words will come in their own time.
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