Has Anybody Seen the Prayer Box?

     What is a prayer box you ask?  It's simple really, it is just any box made of what ever material you want it to be made of, because it's what you put in that matters, not the material the box is made of.  What does this have to do with the story you ask?  It has a lot to do with it I believe.  I also believe my daughter was the front runner especially, because we call her our Prayer Warrior, and she put in a certain request in that box almost 3 years ago.

I'm going to rewind back to when I was WALKING and WORKING.  During this time I was working 7 days a week.  Some of those days were 12 hr shifts.  On top of that, I was on the night shift, but hey, I had to support my family.  So needless to say I missed a bunch of family functions, recitals, hanging out with family friends, etc.  I was always working unless I was sick, or if my wife were sick, and I would take off to care for her and my kids.  If not for those reasons, I would be at work.  Little did I know my daughter was planning to put a special prayer in the box.

I really did not get the hint when my daughter would ask, "daddy, do you have to work today?"  She and my boys would ask me that question on numerous occassions.  I would always say yes, not knowing indirectly they were asking me to stay home.  You see, I had work blinders on.  I was so focused on making money, and not making family time.  So what was the prayer she requested?

The prayer she requested was,  "Lord,  can you please let my daddy be home more?"   This is funny because I thought I was being the good dad.  Why would I give up overtime?  My family is well taken care of, right?  My kids were missing me and I totally missed it.  All work and no play was what they saw.  You see, God said be specific in your prayer, and oh boy, did my Prayer Warrior put in a good one.

 That prayer request was put in right before my first foot surgery, and I did not even know it.  How could I know it?  She did not tell us about her prayer request for a long time.  By then I had been home a year and half, working on two years.  Now, it is 2011 and it will be almost three years!!!  Well, well, well, somebody got there prayer answered.  I don't think she meant it in this way though.  God works in mysterious ways, and by the looks of it I will be home for good.

My boo and I would always wonder why this was happening?  You know,  my foot never healing well enough to go back to work.  WHY?  WHY?  WHY?   Well, my Prayer Warrior approaches me and my boo, and tells us about her prayer request in the prayer box.  We both said WOW!!!  God certainly answered your prayers didn't He?  She said, yes he did, but not like this daddy.  You are home, but  your health is not allowing you to do the fun things you used to do with us.  We just wanted you to take some time off.  I said to her, Pocheese, looks like I'm really off.

Now she wants me to heal up and go back to work.  I thought you wanted me home?  I did, but not for two years, going on three,  you need to go back.  Wow, I do?  That was heart felt.  Has anybody seen the Prayer Box I asked?  Pocheese said, yes I have, we packed it on the POD.  NOOOO!!!  Too funny!! Your prayer is all packed away with no where to go.  We didn't intend for the Prayer Box to be packed on the POD.  What to do?  What to do?  I guess we will make a new Prayer Box and be more careful this time, won't we Prayer Warrior?  Whew.