tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post1799486488771847169..comments2024-03-04T00:44:07.072-06:00Comments on Under Thy Roof: Peace in the Land of LittlesKirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10273803585943545418noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-81875420798867140732015-12-20T14:15:11.199-06:002015-12-20T14:15:11.199-06:00I read this last week and had meant to comment. My...I read this last week and had meant to comment. My husband has an online prayer ministry at thetrinitymission.org where he leads a traditional anglican morning and evening prayer service each day, it is recorded so you can listen along or just read along. Anyway when he set out to start doing morning prayer everyday it was still a new practice for us, but now we are hooked. I love that my day is marked by prayer and gradually it has helped me to both be more grateful to God and to move at a slower pace, to rely on Him. The process has been slow but looking back I can totally see the change in myself. I think the rosary is a great idea, those historic tools are there to help us and our little kids engage. For evening prayer, which we do after we finish eating, before we clear the table, we light a candle and have a small icon, it gives our family something to focus on and if my daughter behaves and makes the sign of the cross she gets to blow out the candle which is big time for her. Our short prayer probably takes five minutes (we don't do the whole service but recite a psalm, the lords prayer and have some petitions we go through and then offer our own prayers) and it is so worth it. Anyway all this to say, good work Mama, that's this is the stuff draws our families closer to God, and really what else is more important than that? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405721601666516995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-232664651858738176.post-31623956775556045102015-12-15T13:59:11.526-06:002015-12-15T13:59:11.526-06:00Love this- it's so true! A little prayer goes...Love this- it's so true! A little prayer goes a long way, especially with a house full of little ones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com