Tucking them in

When putting the kids to bed after they go to the bathroom and brush their teeth we pray for them.  We climb into their individual beds.  Dad prays for them.  Then mom prays for them.  Then we hug and kiss them.  It goes something like this, although it is quite varied:  Dad: "Dear Jesus, thank you for Hannah/Daddy, Daddy, pray for my leg, it hurts real bad/and please be with her leg, and help it to feel better/Daddy, Daddy don't forget to pray for my baby doll/and thank you so much for what a wonderful daughter we have, and also be with her baby doll and help the baby doll not to wake Hannah up at night.  Amen."  Mom: "Dear God, thank you for Hannah, thank you that she is fearfully and wonderfully made.  I pray that you would guide and direct her life/Mommy, Mommy, my leg too, and don't forget the baby doll/and help her leg to feel better and be with her baby doll.  Amen."  Then we give our daughter a hug and a kiss.  We do that same thing for each of our four children.  We feel that this has been a great idea.  My parents prayed for me, and this is the prayer they prayed, "Lord, make up for our mistakes."