The Prayer of a Two Year Old

Over the last couple of days we have really been trying to help Taelee with her "personal" prayers. Every night we kneel down as a family and pray, and she repeats them with us. I want to get her in the habit of her own prayers, so we do our routine of scripture, song, family prayer, a story, and now we have added her "personal" prayer next to her bed before she gets in. Last night we talked to her about what she was grateful for before she said her prayer (so she wouldn't say the same thing every time). She ran around her room naming off all the things she was grateful for..."My Jasmin Light, My basket, My books, My bed, My Mirror, My friends, My dot dot blanket, Bell, Mommy, Daddy, Baby..., Jesus, Heavenly Father..." and the list went on and on! She then knelt down and said those things in her prayer, it was so sweet! It was so funny to see her get so excited about all the things she was grateful for, and to see her recognize them! I sure hope that these things we are teaching her stick with her! I never thought parenting could be as challenging as it is (especially right now with this age!) with potty training, nap time, sleeping, attitude, and tantrums...the joys of parenthood are becoming quite fuzzy. It makes me really grateful for moments like last night that make me think maybe, just maybe I'm doing something right.