Irresistable!

Last week Elisabeth and I were in the park, and there was a clown creating balloon art and selling the balloons to parents and children in the playground. Elisabeth saw him and was intrigued by the balloons. When she realized that he was making them for children, she turned to me and asked,

"Daddy, may I please have one of those that the clown is making?"

I was overjoyed by the way she asked: with polite words, in a polite tone, without any sort of whining or manipulation. For quite some time now, we have been working on all of those elements, and it was such a joy to see them all come together in one request. I think it was a small glimpse of the way our Father views our prayers when we come humbly.