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Bedtime prayers can teach religious beliefs, values.

The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)

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Byline: Suzanne Perez Tobias

At our house, bedtime prayers begin with a game we call "Three Good Things."

Fresh from their evening bath and dressed in pajamas, my children join me on the bedroom floor to reflect on the day's blessings. We think of three things we enjoyed, or three people we love, or three accomplishments that made us proud.

"We got to go to Spanish today," my 6-year-old, Hannah, might say.

"Playing soccer!" her younger brother, Jack, will often add.

The list has ranged from good movies to tasty cookies to family members recovering from surgery. Every night for a month, around the time Hannah first learned to ...

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