I am a Child of God

On May 23, Lucy, My Dad and I sang at Church. It was a really special experience.

I was asked to sing a few weeks before and was having a hard time deciding what to sing. I had started singing "I am a Child of God" to Lucy before bed each night. I had only done it for about a week, when I observed her playing and singing the song. I was amazed that she sang the whole song through, having never heard her sing it before. It then hit me that there was nothing more spirit filled than a child singing. Since the goal of singing at church is to invite the spirit, I thought the best thing I could do was have her sing with me. Building upon the idea I invited my Dad to sing with us. That way it would really relay the message that we are all Children of God, young and old alike.

It was the sweetest experience. I was worried because in practice she would rush through it and give me attitude about singing it more than once, but in the real performance she sang it slowly and very heartfelt. She stuttered a little at the beginning, I think seeing all the people took her back, but then she regained her confidence and remembered all the words. When she finished the first verse, she launched right into "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam" which got a lot of laughs! It was really sweet. Then she tried to upstage me and grabbed the microphone when I was singing the second verse. It was a little comical, but still really invited the spirit. I really wish we had a video, but we decided against breaking rules and hiding the camera while we were trying to bring the spirit.

Anyway, what a special experience I will never forget. Lucy is so full of the spirit. I am so blessed to be her Mom and spend so much time with such a wonderful Child of God.