Allie Grace is my six-year old Princess. Ever since she was a little girl, Allie Grace has been sensitive to the Lord. Maybe this had something to do with her infatuation with Bob the Tomato from Veggie Tales! After all, her first word was “Bob!” Anyway - She loved to sing worship songs when she was a toddler, and as she grew, she fell in love with prayer. I began to teach her early to stop everything and pray when we heard a siren – an ambulance, fire truck, or police cruiser – and we’d pray together for safety and wisdom. Allie Grace was always very adamant about hearing from the Lord and would often tell me exactly what Jesus was saying. Here is a classic example -
When Allie Grace was 4, she began to tell people in our church that her “Mommy was having another baby.” I wasn’t even pregnant!! People were congratulating me and asking me when I was due, and I started to get offended! David and I knew we wanted another baby, but were planning to wait another year to get pregnant. Little did I know that I was already pregnant! Imagine the shock when I discovered that my then-4-year old was a little prophetess! When I told her I was having another baby, she smiled and said, “I know, Mommy. You’re having a sister! Jesus told me!” As much as David and I tried to prepare her that the baby in Mommy’s belly could be another brother, she wouldn’t have it. When we found out that we were having a “Raley Elizabeth” we couldn’t wait to tell Allie Grace! I’ll never forget her reaction – She looked at me, looked at David, looked back at me, shrugged her shoulders and said, “I told you!”
This is the faith of Allie Grace…
