Monday Melodies

Look at that gorgeous little face - it just melts the heart. My Emma may have a common name, but she is so wonderful and unique. Before I had children, I prayed for a precocious child, and boy, does God know how to answer prayer! She is amazingly smart, cunning, and curious and it has been a joy to watch her grow and develop her vibrant personality.

Recently, Emma has begun to SING, SING, SING (a girl after her mom's own heart, no doubt)! She can be in the middle of playing and will break out into "I Have a Dream" or "Mother Knows Best" (courtesy of the Tangled soundtrack Papa got her). Today, in particular, the serenades have been filling the air non-stop and I couldn't love them more.

The sweetest songs she sings are hymns she has learned. I will forever be grateful to "Ava's mommy" (better known as Heather Payne) for her album, Sweet Exchange, because it is responsible for my three-year-old melodiously singing:

Man of Sorrows! What a name
For the Son of God, Who came
Ruined sinners to reclaim.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!

What beautiful words Emma sings! It is our greatest hope as parents that one day she understands and identifies with these words. If, like Emma, you have a song, then SING, SING, SING! "Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known in all the world." Isaiah 12:5

As for the Emma, we cannot wait to see how the Lord will work in her life. She is a born learner who keeps us on our toes, but we love it! Keep singing, Emma Lynne - you are music to our ears!