Is God Still Awake? A Conversation Starter Book To Share With Kids About Prayer
By Richard Hunt\n\u201cIs God still awake?\u201d That\u2019s a question little Sheila Walsh asked her mother while growing up in Scotland. \u201cI\u2019d gone on up to bed, but I wanted to talk to God about something \u2026 I didn\u2019t know what hours God kept.\u201d And mother assured her that \u201cGod is open 24/7.\u201d \n\nSheila has crafted a book for children, featuring an adorable little girl named Poppy. \u201cI want little ones to know that they can talk to God at any point in their life,\u201d and talk about all the stuff that happens. \u201cI want kids to learn at a really early age that there\u2019s nothing that\u2019s off-limits with God, that if they\u2019re angry, if they\u2019re sad, if they\u2019re confused, that they can talk to God and he is always listening.\u201d\n\nBut in our podcast, Sheila goes deeper and shares her own experiences with mental health: \u201cI went to being the co-host of The 700 Club one morning\u2026by that evening, I was in the locked ward of a psychiatric hospital.\u201d There, in a situation she never wanted to experience, she locked-on to a Psalm, written by King David, that gave her assurance and hope for a future.