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“Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang” was a personal favorite movie as a child. Do you remember this scene? This is the
scene where the crazy inventor, Professor Potts sings to his kids about being a
family. “You Two” is a song I’ve loved
singing to our children. Yes, we were
blessed with more than two, but it is such a song of camaraderie and
happiness. It’s about being “there,”
being “together,” being a “team.”
This week my
team has gone. The oldest is happy with
her husband, only 45 minutes away. Our youngest
left yesterday to go on her first mission trip. And I took our son to the airport this morning
for his return flight to college.
The house is
quiet. Their bedrooms are tidy. The
towels are all hanging level. No one has
asked me for anything. Not laundry, a
meal or a ride.
I know it’s a
natural part of their growing up. The
reality of the quiet is deafening.
How DID I
do? What DO I do? I’m grateful I had “You Two” to sing to our
children as we danced around our home.
But today, I
smile. I’m grateful. Grateful for what is going on with our children
now. I will never take for granted where
they are now.
To you young
moms, please sing with your children, dance with them, hug them, kiss them good
night. Be grateful when they ask for a meal or clean clothes. And if the towel
isn’t hanging level, straighten it yourself…and smile.
James 4: 13 – 15 “Now listen, you who say, Today or tomorrow
we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make
money. Why, you do not even know what
will happen tomorrow. What is your
life? You are a mist that appears for a
little while and then vanishes. Instead,
you out to say, “if it is the Lord’s will we will do this or that.”
