Prayers with Ellie

I've been doing prayers with Ellie before bed each night since she was born. Sometimes they are more interactive then others, but I will persist. I encourage Ellie to add something at the end of each night. For a long time it was a simple line of thanks or blessing for Gramma and G. Sometime over the past week this has changed. Now, after we say the basic prayers together and I ask for our blessings and guidance, Ellie launches in with a request to bless everyone she knows and can name. It always starts with Mikey, Robert and Gino, and then comes Vonita and Stanley. From there we cover everyone in the family, including Jerred and Vicki's baby in the oven. She even includes friends she can name like Ethan and Sully. It's really cute. Funny thing is that I remember going through a stage where I thought I needed to name every person for a blessing too, but I think I was a teenager at that time. She's wise beyond her years, or I was young for mine. Either way, I enjoy her very much.