House Full of Prayers
Alongside the adventures of Dick and Jane and a dog named Spot, I grew up reading the Christian version, with renamed characters, Tommy and Sally. The publisher added Mommy, Daddy, and Baby but decidedly kept the dog named Spot.
I barely salvaged one book, House Full of Prayers, from my collection and today it sits, guarded in my office. As a child, I cared more about revealing the hidden pictures beneath the paper folds than reading the rhyming prayers.
When I taught my own children (and grandchildren) to pray, I pulled out this old tattered book. With the same enthusiasm, my children loved the peek-a-boo folds, but the prayers were too full of “thees” and “thys” so, I simplified them and came up with these:
Grace at meals:
Bedtime:

I love this idea of encouraging prayer all around the house and during the day. And what a great idea for a book. That needs to be updated to a new version with today’s vocabulary and today’s homes.
Agreed. Hmmmm. Maybe a new project for me?
I remember Dick and Jane ad Spot, but don’t ever recall seeing this sweet book. I’m afraid I was nearly an adult before I learned the peace and power of prayer. But I’ve worked intentionally to teach and show our children and grandchildren the joys of this gift from God.
Thanks for reminding us of the power of our examples.
Blessings,
Jean
Thanks for stopping by, Jean.
This well-loved Standard Publishing book from the late ’60’s and early ’70’s made it through in decent shape. I was surprised my mother kept it for me.
Whether we are intentional or not, children will mimmick our actions. So glad your children and grandchildren are picking up on your joyful God-gifts.
Blessings,
Dawn
I wish I could find a copy of this! My 6 year old acutally loves checking Dick and Jane books out of the library and would enjoy this one I am sure. They are called classic for a reason 🙂 Thanks for sharing!!
It’s very, very old. Published in 1962 by Standard Publishing.
Pardon my error…it was published in 1952. I found a few copies on Amazon in good shape, starting at $2.44 upwards to $20.
How neat. I love browsing bookstores that house old books. When we go to North Carolina every year I visit one store to see what I can find.
Since my children were very young, if we were having a frustrating time, I would stop everything and suggest we all pray for peace. It definitely helps. Night time prayers actually came from that, because often we would pray for a calmer day. Having a strong-willed child means lots of praying about that. 🙂