A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

My friend Aaron sent me this adorable picture and it reminded me of my nephews Seth and Easton. Seth is the only person that I know who in every prayer, including his meal prayers, still asks Heavenly Father to bless all those who were in the tsunami, the earthquakes, the hurricanes, and the war. He is 6 years old. It's sobering to realize that in his short life he has already seen so much damage, but encouraging to know that he understands that there exists a loving God who can help make things right, who can make sure he has good dreams at night and that he is safe and not scared. He is always the first one at the table to remind everyone that the blessing hasn't been said yet. Ryan and I got a good laugh one afternoon while we were visiting Jolea's family. Seth and Easton had got in trouble for something and were sent to their room for 15 minutes of time out. After about 5 minutes we saw them slowly making their way out of their room and down the hallway. Jolea saw them too and was quick to point out that they had only been in their room for 5 minutes and told them they needed to go back. To that, they both quickly replied, almost in unison..."But mom, we said a prayer that we could get out!" It took all Ryan and I had not to bust up laughing. Pretty sweet, huh.