Hide and Seek

The kids were playing hide and seek in the house yesterday. (It's become the ONLY game they play, ever since the teenagers taught them how to follow the rules.) Anna and Sarah took turns being It, and Jonah hid with them.

Suddenly Jonah said, "I want to be It! It's my turn."

"You can't count to thirty," said Sarah.

Anna said, "No, Sissy, it's his turn. Now Jonah, stay here and close your eyes and count." And they ran away from him.

Jonah shut his eyes and buried them in his hands. "Dear God, thank you for Maggie and Abbie and Superman. And Jesus loves me. Amen. . . Ready or not, here I come!"