"help" is a prayer that is always answered...

“Help" is a prayer that is always answered. It doesn't matter how you pray--with your head bowed in silence, or crying out in grief, or dancing. Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors. Years ago I wrote an essay that began, "Some people think that God is in the details, but I have come to believe that God is in the bathroom.” ~anne lamott




i came across this quote this morning by one of my favorite authors anne lamott. one of the reasons i love her is her raw honesty. she is a tad bit crass at times. and i may not agree with her politically all the time. but i can relate to her. and her style of writing brings a smile to my face. make that a grin. a grin is way better. it implies a "knowing" in your soul.

anyway. as i was drinking my cup o' joe this morning (in my fabulous mug my mother in law made me)..i realized the chaos going on around me. adia frantically putting on her shoes and brushing her teeth. rushing not to miss the bus. bethany getting into the turkey sandwhich meat in the fridge and stuffing her face with a large fist full of it. bethy yanking on my shirt saying "juicy mommy. i want my juicy mommy. juicy mommy. i neeeeddddddd my juicy NOW mommy". i realized. this is my life. i had a moment. you know what i am talking about. one of THOSE moments. haha.

ok ok. so i said all that to say this. as i was talking to the Lord and asking him to give me the strength and energy to get through this day. i looked over at bethany and she had a tissue in her hands. she layed the tissue over the top of her sippy cup and said "nigh-night sippy. i see you in da mornin." then she prayed with her sippy and said "dear Jesus. bwess my baby and let her sleep all night long and know she is wuved(loved)." this made my morning. it just plain made it. i'm not quite sure why. but it did. and as i finished up talking to the Lord. i simply said "HELP. help me today to be the best mommy i can. and to relay your love to my children." and as bethy currently lays her sippy cup down for a nap with its "blanky"(tissue) as we speak. i think he is answering my prayer already.

~L