I've Got A Song

'When I get up in the mornin', I start my day with rejoicin'. I've got a song.....' 

Okay, so not exactly. More often than not, my mornings start with my rolling out of the twin bed I keep in Mack's room slower than cold molasses so as not to wake him up, quietly go downstairs to crawl in the shower, grumbling the whole time about how tired I am because Mack didn't sleep....again.

'No matter how much it's rainin', you'll never hear me complainin', I've got a song....' 

Again, not exactly. I'm quiet until Adam wakes up and inevitably asks, 'What's wrong?' The flood gates are opened and all bets are off. 'I'm exhausted! I'm late! I'm hungry! My sinuses are killing me!' On and on and on. (He listens, smiles, and kisses me...every time!)

This morning was no different than the above described. No, I'm not proud, but we've all been there. Out the door, to the babysitter, and off to work 5 minutes ahead of schedule! I have about a 20 minute drive from the time I drop the boys off to my office, so I've tried to use that time to pray, think, and reflect.

This morning, I was thinking of my cousin and her husband. You see, yesterday they welcomed their first child into this world. Sweet Grayson Marie Moore was born weighing in at 8.1 lbs and 20 inches long! Mom and baby are doing great!

Now who wouldn't have a song after seeing this face?!

'It's a song of hope. It's a song of love. It's a song of peace that comes from above. I've got a song. I've got a song to sing! It's a song of power and of victory. It's a song of the life that He's given me!'

You see, my family takes our babies very seriously (so much so, we have them in batches! Seriously, we do! We have another one due this summer!). We love them from the moment we know about them. We spoil them from that moment too. Pictures, birthday parties, surprise gifts, dance recitals, surprise visits, you name it...we do it. But most importantly, we pray for our babies. This sweet girl was no different. She's been prayed for, loved on, and patiently waited for and now she's here and everyone is thrilled and singing their song of thanksgiving and praise for this new life that God has blessed us with!

Needless to say, I quickly got over my 'mood' this morning and found my song for the day! I pray that you found yours as well!

1 Samuel 1:27: I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.