Hyrum asked if God lives up there. I'm glad he noticed God's hand in nature.
Jason and Chris Reid put in sprinklers in the Reids back yard in one day! When the kids got restless, Simcah and I took them to the park. It was positively balmy for Bountiful, in the 80's but cold for St. George this time of year.
We had a ton of fun, unfortunately Hyrum got violent on the way back to the unit so he won't be coming home this next week-end for Jason's birthday. We'll just bring the party to him on Saturday. I'm so proud of him and all the progress he is making.
Bedtimes are hard for Hyrum. Jason was trying to get him to calm down enough to get to sleep. Hyrum was asking about his favorite topic, "Will I get to come home next weekend?" and "When will I be release to come home for good?" When Jason suggested a prayer to ask God to help him be good so that he can come home on his next home visit and to help him get released soon he said, "What do you think I've been praying for every night since I got to the unit!?! God does nothing, he just sits up there and watches."
My heart aches for him. Unfortunately, he was in no mood to discuss things right then. We all develop faith by small steps and by having our prayers answered. God's not answering our prayers right away and in the exact way that we want is such an adult question to have to deal with for a 7 year old.
Please God, help and bless my little one.