evening prayers

Tonight we went on a brief night stroll down at the lake house, taking trash to the dumpster. Dennis likes to walk at night, and he accompanied me on the journey. While we were outside, he said "are the moon and stars smiling at us, Mommy?" and I said that God was smiling at us. He said "I want to talk to God then" and I told him to say whatever he wanted to say to God. He said "Thank you, God, for this wonderful night with the beautiful stars and thank you for the bats and the crickets and the lightning bugs and the owls." I repeated it to myself in my head all the way back to the house so I could remember his lovely words. Heartfelt, and so well-spoken! I agree. Thank you, God!