Thank you for difficult times

So lately Gavin has gotten really good at saying prayer, and even when he says that he doesn't want to be the one to say the prayer, he usually repeats after whoever is saying it. There have been some stressful times for our extended family lately and today was another one of those days. While Gavin and I were saying prayers together tonight, he was repeating everything that I said, but with his own interpretation. Like I say, "Bless Gavin to continue to grow healthy and strong." and he says, "Help me that I can be strong." I say, "Bless Henry that he will continue to grow and be healthy." He says, "Help Henry to be strong too."
So even though I was hearing him repeat things that I said, he caught me off guard when I said, "Please help and comfort us through these difficult times." and then Gavin said, "Thank you for the difficult times." I think sometimes it takes the smallest people in our lives to help us realize what we should really be thinking and saying. And hard times are the times when our blessings become the most evident and obvious to us.