Every day I ask God to reveal himself to my daughters. Of course I see His work in their lives every single day, but I want them to see it, to know it, to trust it- all shaping their faith and preparing for their someday salvation.

Baylor woke up the other morning with the biggest smile on her face. Normally she will wake up excited about the day ahead, or excited about the outfit she wants to pick out, or just plain excited about life in general. (She has more energy than any child I know, and the girl loves to jump out of bed and get the day started.) Well, on this morning, her smile was different. She had her stuffed Toto (a souvenir from her trip to Casa Manana with her grandmother to see The Wizard of Oz). She held up Toto really high as if she was offering it up to the Lord, "GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYER!" she practically screamed at me! I looked at her perplexed wondering how Toto had anything to do with this, and she went on to explain, "Last night, I prayed to God that He would help me find my Toto because he was lost in the playroom. And this morning, I FOUND HIM! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT????"

Yes, yes I can believe it. Because I know that God's blessings sometimes come in the form of a plush stuffed animal, and that even in the small things of our lives, He is there, showing us He cares. Revealing Himself to us. What she didn't know is that her finding Toto was actually an answerd prayer of mine. Baylor, years from now when hopefully you have a deep, personal relationship with the Lord, I want you to remember this simple but important answered prayer. The first of many from the One who made you.