Now I Lay Me Down...

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Dear Funny Daddy,

Thanks for buying that cute little doll for Big Girl at church last Sunday...you know, the one that recites the "Now I lay me down to sleep..." prayer.  Big Girl has now pushed it's buttons (and mine!) for the 64th time in the last 3 minutes.  It's yammering on constantly and I'm fairly sure, having burned through God, Jesus, Yahweh, Jehovah, and Allah, we're now praying to deities of which I was previously unaware.

Big Girl is enthralled.  Bubba Boy stood up in his crib to see if he could get in on the Hour of Power.

And I'm wondering if the little doll, which is starting to remind me of Gospel Chuckie, could fit in a prayer or two for me.

But not until after it prays to God # 65.

Now I lay me down to sleep...

Love,

Frazzled Mommy

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  1. Kelly McCradyFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    We had a Precious Moments angel doll that recited this in a child's voice--one with bad annunciation--and the ending bugged me.

    Now I lay me down to sleep,
    I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
    May angels watch me through the night,
    and keep me in their blessed sight.
    Amen

    I remember those last two lines a little differently...

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  2. Tiffany AllerFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I'm SO glad I am not the only one who noticed that the death reference was taken out of this prayer. Big Girl's doll's last two lines are "Guide me safely through the night and wake me with the morning light." Uh, no. I grew up with "If I die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take."

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