The Sweetest Sound on Earth

OK, so this happened literally about five minutes ago. Wesley and I just put Josie down for her nap. We've been encountering a lot of resistance lately to naps, so we've had to institute consequences for coming out of her room. (Today's consequence was not being able to go see her friend who lives next door.)

Anyway, we heard the door knob twitching and the door open then shut again. Wesley was ready to go and deal with her when he heard something. He stopped and listened. He called me over to the hallway. We could hear her singing with the CD in her room.

Chris Tomlin's "Arriving" CD has been in her CD player since before she was born. We had just gotten it when I was pregnant and I listened to it while I was getting her room ready. It just happened to still be in there the first night we put her in her crib, and it's still in there to this day. (We often joke that someday she'll be in church and sing some of his songs and immediately fall asleep from "Chris Tomlin" narcolepsy".)

So, today, we're standing in the hallway listening to our almost 3 year old daughter sing in her sweet little voice, "Holy is the LORD, God Almighty, the earth is filled with His glory, Holy is the LORD, God Almighty, the earth is filled with His glory...it's rising up all around, it's the anthem of the Lord's renown...together we sing...everyone sing...Holy is the LORD, God Almighty...."

We held our breath as we stood outside her door listening to her worship in her room all by herself. Our hearts were so full. I am so thankful that those words have been sung over her every night of her life for the last almost 3 years. Someday, when she needs them the most, those words will flood her heart and she will always remember: "HOLY IS THE LORD, GOD ALMIGHTY!"

Praise you, Lord!