My Sweet Selah

This little lady's mind is always working

...even when she's not saying anything.

Tonight I was in a rush.

I wanted to put my daughters in the bed. have them quickly brush their teeth, get dressed in their footie pajamas and go straight to sleep.

I wanted my downtime. But Selah didn't want to be quiet; she wanted to chat.

Admittedly, most nights I'm so ready for some time with Jet...or to myself...that I don't stay and let the girls just talk. But for whatever reason, this particular night, I did.

And I'm so so thankful. Not only was it a sweet time for me as a parent, but it also gave me a little insider's view into the Hand of God on my sweet Selah's life.

Selah: Sometimes I pray for yours and Daddy's friends. Like sometimes I pray for Aaron.

... she pauses as if she's trying to think of their last name...

Me: "Gabi's daddy?"

Selah: Yeah...Gabbi's daddy. Sometimes I pray for him. Who's friend is he?

Me: Mommy's and Daddy's. What do you pray?

Selah: I don't know. Just whatever I feel.


I sit in stunned silence for a minute before gushing over how proud I am.

Me: Does God tell you what to pray?

Selah: No...I just pray what I feel.

Me: "Well that is sometimes the way that God speaks to us. by giving us a "feeling"

... continued gushing of how proud I am.

Selah: Well I only do it sometimes...

And with that, the moment faded away. never to be retrieved again. like so many of the fleeting moments we have with our kids, huh?

I can't relay how precious this whole thing was to me. First, knowing that she's been doing this. interceding for people on her own. inspired by God.

AND that she wanted to share it with me!

AND that she wanted to clarify that it wasn't an all the time thing. Even though she could see that her doing it made me proud, she didn't want to give me a faulty view of the frequency. That showed such integrity!

I'm so so blessed by this little girl. by her relationship with Jesus. and her obvious heart for others. and I had to document this small moment in time.