A Child's Prayer

Tonight as we were getting ready for bed Kameryn asked me the following question: "Mommy, does Heavenly Father really listen to every kids prayer? Even at lunch?"

Dear Kameryn,
I answered you tonight, but just in case there ever comes a time in your life (or my life) that you have that same question, I want you to know this:
Yes. Your Father in Heaven hears every child's prayer. Even at lunch time. No matter when you pray, your Heavenly Father will listen.
I haven't always been so sure. There was a time in my life (several if we are being truthful) where I wondered if my prayers at night made it above the covers. I never doubted my Father in Heaven's love, I just questioned my ability to talk to Him. A lot of times my prayers were so casual it would seem as if I didn't even care if He was listening or not. I wasn't really talking to Him anyway.
There will be times in your life where you will be so confused, so frustrated, so scared, or sad that you don't know where else to turn. It is then, that when you turn to your Father in Heaven, in heartfelt desperate pleading for an all powerful being who knows the answers before you ask the question to listen to you, that you will know of assuredy that He does hear you. He always hears you. He doesn't stop listening, we stop talking. You need to pray to your Father in Heaven fully believing that he not only hears but cares about each word. Because He does. I know He does. He will hear you and He will answer.
Kameryn, have faith in a Father in Heaven who loves you more than you could ever imagine. You are literally His child. Know that you can turn to Him any time of the day or night and He will listen. Know that He stands at the ready to answer your questions, calm your fears, and send peace to your troubled heart.
Talk to your Heavenly Father. Tell Him about your day. Tell Him about your hopes, your fears, your stress. Ask questions. Ask for guidance. Ask for strength, for power. He will surely hear you.

Love, Mommy