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By Jennifer Champion
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The peacefulness is soon shattered by the squeal of Marisa’s voice ringing through the house.
“Mommy!” she cries out.
I wait it out a minute or two but then she shouts outs again, “Mommy, I’m scared!”
There is no one else home to check on her so I pull myself up out of the best bath ever, dry off and throw on my robe. She is still crying out in her teeny four year old voice for me.
“I’m coming babe.” I reassure her as I walk down the hall to her room.
When I open the door, she is curled up in the fetal position with the covers pulled up to her eyes so I sit on the floor next to her bed and brush her bangs back from her face.
“What’s wrong, sweetie? Is it the storm?” I assumed it was the thunder and lightning but she shakes her head no.
A thin arm eases out from under the covers and she points to the wall and then quickly puts her arm back under the covers.
“Mommy that shadow is moving.”
I look to where she is pointing and see immediately what she if referring to; the air conditioner is blowing her curtains and casting a shadow on the wall.
“It’s okay. Watch this.”
I walk over to the curtains and start to move them myself to show her what is causing the shadow and then explain to her about the air conditioner blowing them. I point to the vent in the ceiling above her window so she can see where the air comes from that makes the curtains blow. She sits up in bed and cradles her favorite stuffed animal, a monkey she calls Carl.
I sit next to her and ask her if I can pray with her again but this time a special prayer of protection. She nods and lays back down as I begin.
“Dear Jesus, thank you for this night. Thank you Lord for the wonderful sounds of the rain coming down to sing us to sleep and for the comfort of the lightning to light up the night sky. Thank you for the thunder that rolls in the distance to let us know you are present. Thank you for always being there for us so we don’t have to worry about anything because we know that you are in control and protect us always. Thank you for putting angels around our home to watch over us and keep anything bad from us. Please be with Marisa tonight and help her to have sweet dreams. Thank you for allowing me to be her Mommy and that I can come to her in the night to help ease her fears. Amen.”
I look down at Marisa and her brown eyes are closed and her breathing is soft. She is asleep. I silently thank the Lord for easing her mind and guiding my words and actions. With a final kiss on her forehead, I retreat back to my hot bath. The bubbles have dissipated and the storm outside has settled down. The flicker of my patchouli candle has been swallowed up with wax and died. Even though my plans for the night have changed, I find joy in it still because I have no more worries and neither does Marisa.
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My red ink is tiny. When you combine words to make a single adjective, use hyphens like four-year-old daughter. On the bright side, the hyphenated words count as one word, lowering your word count. :)
Your message was divine and one God has been telling me this week. I also liked that you included the prayer. Many people don't know how to pray. That was a perfect ending.