I got an idea.

I got an idea. This statement scares most people who know me but this one is pretty good.

When my daughter was little and I taught her how to pray I told her to address God first then pray for those she loved before asking for herself. Well as the nights went on her list got longer and longer. I told her we should pray silently but we like to say Amen together so I found I was waiting for quite awhile sometimes. I finally asked her what takes her so long and she said she didn’t want to forget anyone or anything (pets). She prayed for the loved ones we have lost as well. Well I certainly wasn’t going to tell her not to pray for anyone so wait I did.

Here I am a few years later and now my list is long and my memory is short. She is even on it my list now as in her teenage years she has suffered adult heartbreak and it has made her a little hard in the heart. Actually the closer I become to God the more people get on my list. I can’t watch the news, read the paper or take a walk without a burden to pray for someone somewhere.

So here is the idea. I am going to start a book. Just a little notebook, or journal or anything. And I am going to start writing down the people I want to pray for. This way in my old age I don’t forget anyone and I can open it any time and pray whenever I have time.

Why don’t I just do it all at once at night? Well young whipper snappers I am not a spring chicken and I have to rise at 5am every morning to work for some ungodly people. And I won’t bore you with the house wife, niece of an elderly aunt, and mother duties I must complete on a daily basis. This makes me a very tired lady. I read the Word every night and pray all day really. I used to get mad at myself for falling asleep in the middle of prayers but now I know that God is a loving and understanding Father as I am a mom. If my daughter falls asleep before her prayers I understand and I know my Father does too.

Sometimes I have time to pray on the spot when the burden hits me but when I don’t I will have my handy dandy notebook. J