Joy Day 17

Day 17: Staying In....what do you do when you're at home together?

Brandon usually puts Jem to bed. It's something that he's done since Jem was a baby. I don't mess with their system. They have a whole "jumping hugs, prayer, cuddle" routine that's pretty much set. I just come in at the end, give a kiss & cuddle, and say goodnight.

That is, unless Brandon is gone.

Then I step in for bedtime duty. With me it's pretty simple: I say "get your jammies on, do your peeps and poops (and yes I use those words still LOL), brush your teeth, get into bed and start your reading". When his reading is done I come to his room for a kiss, a cuddle and to pray. Jem's prayers are pretty similar from one night to another. And while I do believe that a person's prayer is private conversation between them and God, I am going to share Jem's with you. Mostly because I want to have a record of what he would say at this age. It usually goes something like this....

"Dear Jesus, I'm thankful for this day, please bless the poor people and keep them safe and happy, please keep "------insert name------" safe (right now since he is away, it's daddy), and I think my mom has something to say...."

-- Jem, Age 8.

This photo was taken at 5-ish pm, with light coming in from a side window. The camera settings were as follows: lens 50mm, shutter speed 1/80 sec, f1.8, ISO 800.