Thank you for the cake.

When we were in Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago, Mr. Mister was in on a surprise, which was a risky move.  He knew that we had an ice cream cake sitting outside in the cold, waiting until after dinner to surprise Cousin E for her birthday.  I thought for sure he would march right up to her and tell her, but he did really well staying quiet.  Until...

Right before dinner, he raised his hand and volunteered to pray for our food.  I was shocked since we often ask him if he wants to pray before dinner and he never wants to.  So I excitedly told him that we'd love for him to pray.  

His prayer went like this:

"Jesus, thank you for our lives. 

Thank you for our family. 

Thank you for being here. 

And thank you for the cake. That's outside."

We all laughed so hard while trying to still maintain the surprise for E.  It was so funny.  The first three lines were so heartfelt and he prayed with such sincerity that I was really awed by the whole thing. And then he threw that in at the end and caught us all off guard.  

Thankfully, his cousin didn't think too much of it and was still surprised.  I still laugh when I think about it!