Gentry's New Year's Day "Prayer"

This is backtracking a bit, but I wanted to post it so I wouldn't forget about it. On New Year's Day, all of us kids got together over at mom and dad's house for a big New Year's Dinner...and NO...it did not include a pot of beans that's supposed to bring you good luck for the rest of the year! Instead we dined on Poppy Seed Chicken with all the fixin's. That dish has been a family favorite for well over ten years now and it's something we all enjoy - including the picky brothers of ours!!

Anyway, mom and dad had flown the coop for warmer weather in Florida, so we crashed their pad while they were gone and enjoyed the New Year's Day festivities at their home. Once we all got seated around the table and ready to say the blessing over the food, Gentry pipes up and says, "I wanna pray for the food!". So, of course, we obliged him (train up a child...). And as serious as he could be he bowed his head and looked down at his plate (with food I had already served up for him to be cooling) and said, "Jesus...cheese on my plate...cheese on my plate...Jesus... and then a triumphant AMEN!!"

We about rolled out of our chairs laughing at him. I had dipped him out some broccoli rice casserole and I guess that was the first thing that flew through his mind. It was hilarious and sweet all at the same time. Of course, he loves being the absolute center of attention, so he was soaking up all of the spontaneous laughter that he inadvertently provided us with.

What a character he is!