Birthday wishes

Yestereday before church Daniel started to say something to me. It went something like this:

"Hey Mom...Can I...Can I have..."

and he stopped.

So I followed with, "What?"

And his response was, "Never mind.  I will pray about it."

Now isn't that just darling? Aren't we doing a wonderful job raising him in a world of faith and belief in God and prayer?

Curious, I asked him again what he was going to say.

And he followed with, "I want a ripstick for my birthday."

Ugh!  He is praying for a ripstick for his birthday! Not for health and happiness or for a friend in need. Nope. A ripstick for his birthday.  And he seriously thinks he has a better chance of getting it from God than from me.  Ha!