Good morning mini-women,
This is Crystal, checking in with you. Mrs. Rue asked me to make a guest post today and of COURSE I was pretty excited by that.
Last fall, I had a chance to go home to see my family--they live on the other side of the country, so it was pretty special. One day, my friend and I went to the zoo with my niece her daughter, Brooke. Brooke is six and one of my favourite people in the whole world. We had the best time together! We saw an old elephant that I actually got to ride on when I was a kid. We saw the kookaburra, the giraffes, and a wolf. We ate the world's tallest popsicle. Everything about our day was fantastic!
Afterwards, we went out for supper together. That's when Brooke taught me a very important lesson. You know how sometimes at camp, there might be a funny grace said before a meal? Something like "rub-a-dub-dub, Thanks God, for the grub!". My friend said a grace like that. We asked her to.
Little Brooke looked at me and said "That's not how to do it!". So I asked her to show me.
"Close your eyes", she said.
We did. Then there was a really long pause--so long that I admit I peeked at her. She was hard at work thinking. When she was ready, she began.
"God", she said, and there was another long pause.
"Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat..."
I smiled. My grandmother used to say this prayer, and I joined in for the rest.
"Thank you for the birds that sing, thank you God, for everything".
Brooke reminded me that day how important heart-felt prayer is. She reminded me that we need to take a moment and get ready to talk to God. And most importantly, she reminded me that we also need to be ready to listen.
How do we do that? We stop talking.
I'm going to try and do that this weekend. I want to hear what God has to say to me. Anyone want to join me?
Mrs. Rue isn't posting today because she is SICK. I know that she would really appreciate your prayers as she tries to get better. We also need your patience while she takes a couple of days off to rest. We don't want her to worry about posting when she needs to take time to heal, right? Thanks so much, you're the best.
love the post Crystal!!!! and i will pray.
Posted by: Casey | February 22, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Hope you fell better soon Mrs.Rue! I will be praying! Great post Crystal!!!
Posted by: Josie | February 22, 2013 at 10:28 AM
Can you please pray for my little sister who has a horrible fever and terrible cough and headache?
Posted by: Josie | February 22, 2013 at 11:29 AM
praying! Thank you ms. Crystal!She is so right! By the way are you felling better? last friday you where sick. :)
Posted by: Emma ♦♣☺♠☻♥◄☼►1♦♪♫ | February 22, 2013 at 01:34 PM
Emma, that's sweet of you to remember. No, I'm not better yet...I've been fighting a pretty serious bug, but I'm being good and staying in bed. Thanks for asking.
Posted by: Crystal | February 22, 2013 at 01:48 PM
Praying, ALL! Cause IN CHRIST WE ARE HEALED!!!!
Crystal, I'm joining ya!
Posted by: Amelia | February 22, 2013 at 02:08 PM
Thanks for the post Miss. Crystal!!! I'm So with u!! Feel better Mrs. Rue I'll be praying! Hope u feel better too Miss. Crystal!!
TTYLXOX
Beth:D
Posted by: Jesus Freak | February 22, 2013 at 02:10 PM
I loved the post ms.crystal! i hope you feel better soon mrs.rue! i'll be praying for you!
Posted by: Baylee | February 22, 2013 at 06:18 PM
Awww. great post!!! She sounds so cute!!!I will do this this week. I think I will try to do this always!♥. I am praying the Nancy gets better soon. I hate being sick
Posted by: AnnaRachael | February 22, 2013 at 06:58 PM
Wonderful post, thanks so much for doing it :D
Posted by: Abigail | February 23, 2013 at 06:18 AM
Praying, Mrs.Rue!!!
Posted by: Yoomin | February 23, 2013 at 07:36 AM
Im sorry Ms. Crystal! Still prying! Praying everyone!
Posted by: Emma ♦♣☺♠☻♥◄☼►1♦♪♫ | February 23, 2013 at 08:26 AM
Praise! I had an awesome day yesterday and last week was really fu(i got to get together with my friends a lot to)! Prayer request: Please pray tat my moms apointments go really welltoday and that i stop e ing so gready. Thank you everyone!
Posted by: Emma ♦♣☺♠☻♥◄☼►1♦♪♫ | February 23, 2013 at 08:28 AM
Thank you for the post, Miss Crystal! It is so kind of you to post for Mrs. Rue.
She is certainly in my prayers, along with you all.
Posted by: Cassi | February 23, 2013 at 10:27 AM
I loved the post Miss Crystal! Please pray for my mom and little brother who are sick! Are whole family has been sick for a month and we all got over it but now we are sick again!
Posted by: Katie | February 23, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Praying! praise: We got o barrow my friends dance game!
Posted by: Emma ♦♣☺♠☻♥◄☼►1♦♪♫ | February 23, 2013 at 03:13 PM
Praying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love ya all,
Brittany
Posted by: Brittany | February 24, 2013 at 05:04 AM
Praying for all of you! Great post miss crystal! I hope you feel better mrs rue!
Posted by: Petra | February 24, 2013 at 07:34 AM
Plz pray for a sweet elderly lady who has breast cancer. Thx
Also, plz pray for a family that moved to our city from a 15-17 hr trip. He seems to still be adjusting.
Posted by: Amelia | February 24, 2013 at 01:30 PM
Praying. Please pray for the girl my friend is friends with who is a tween I think who has a tumer and just found out that it was cancerus.and for this family fron our church who's daughter just had a baby who is really pre mucher and is only 1.5 lbs I think . They said he had a 30% cance of dieing. And for some familys in our church who just lost some one. Thanks!!!
Posted by: emma ;) xoxo | February 24, 2013 at 04:09 PM