Mommy Will You Sing Me A Song?

  We have just taken our baths, brushed our teeth, combed our hair, and kissed everyone goodnight.... it is now time for bed. I tuck Faith and Gabriel in their beds to go to sleep. It is now time to say our prayers.

 I took the opportunity to sing them a song one time before bedtime, that has now become a habit. They make sure that I sing them a song every night. Sometimes by the end of the night I am just pooped and ready to relax. I sometimes may get a little frustrated when they want me to sing them each their own song, but this one night in particular made me smile and look at it all so differently!

   As I tucked in Gabriel and had just got done saying his prayers.... He asked me, " Mommy will you sing me that song?"  Now there are a million songs and he's like... THAT song mommy. So now I have to ask him little questions to figure out which song He is talking about. Finally, he says, " That song that you sang to that baby." I finally figure out which song he wants, which was Mary Did You Know!

   You may ask, what is so significant bout this song? Well.... a couple weeks prior, I was in a Christmas play, and in that play I had to sing the song Mary Did You Know! I couldn't believe after a couple weeks that Gabriel had remembered the song that his mommy sang in church to the baby.

   It really is the little things. Our children watch us. He loved that song so much that he now asks me every night to sing Mary Did You Know to him. I was just taken aback that the song stood out to him.

   This took me back to that little frustration about singing my kids a bedtime song. Singing my kids a bedtime song and saying night night prayers no longer frustrates me, but reminds me that it is important to them and they are learning and growing. I want to make sure that my kids get to hear their song and love bedtime prayers. It is important that we show them what is important and raise them to know they are loved. Right now they are soaking everything in.

It also got my attention that sometimes we forget to see the little things..... and not be in a rush. What was I showing my kids when I was frustrated and just wanted them to go to bed, and not have to sing them a song or say a prayer? How did they feel? Prayers are powerful and we need to remember to take the time to pray with our children.... or sing them a little song.

   This not only pertains to just your kids....what about the people around you?  What about your personal time with God? Are you quick to say, I will do that later? Maybe, I'll get to that one day? I'm too tired now! How important is God in your life? How important is prayer? Reading the Word? Maybe God just wants to bless you with the little things but you don't have time. Sometimes we completely miss it!

Be encouraged, we are all human! We all slip....fall.... lose our focus, and get frustrated! The more we take time with God and allow Him to walk with us, the more we will find the importance when our kids ask, Mommy will you sing me a song! or Mommy will you play with me? Or maybe your friend asks, can we get together sometime for lunch? or your friend says, I need you to pray for me today! or God says, come sit with me... I want to bless you! Sometimes we just need to listen and be there! Be all you can be FOR CHRIST! Be the blessing! Be the song! Be the encouragement! Be the listener!

I hope you all have a blessed night and are blessed as you read the little things.