amen 5's

i'm a pretty non-traditional kinda guy, but i'd hope that you'd allow me some leniency here as i oxymoronically expose my own heresy thru the telling of a new tradition established here @ the bennett house. it's 1 that seems to be pretty unique & was birthed out of a totally spontaneous act about a week ago. i'm sure that you'll find this so enthralling, that you'll want to make this apart of your own family experience, so feel free.


we've always encouraged the kids to pray & have allowed them to say grace @ mealtime. out of the blue, p simply blew us away w/a totally original dialogue w/god prior to our meal the other nite. she usually opts for the whole 'god is great' or 'god our father' memorized stuff, but not this nite. she spoke to god w/a purity & clarity that made me think that she could see him in the empty chair @ the table's end.


i was so blown away that i responded w/an 'awesome p' accompanied w/my extended hand, which she promptly slapped 5. it's only progressed from there. her prayers become more & more elaborate & she not only ends them w/amen, but also another 5 from her old man.


if that's not enough, cam & ali have gotten in on the act & end all of our prayers w/5's around the table. pretty dang cool if you ask me. i warm on the inside now as i think about it.

i read the other day where neil young was influenced by an experience w/the cash's & how june carter had them all hold hands & say grace before eating dinner. neil said that it was something that he ended up incorporating into the flow of his household. again, pretty dang cool.

so next time you share the table w/another to eat, think about celebrating the invoking of the presence w/a high 5. it has spurred the growth of 1 little girl's prayer life & the wonderment of an entire family. this tradition may not catch on, or may seem lame to you, but it's ours.

i love my life...