Jane is my Sunshine, Mom's little Sunshine.
Jane makes Mom happy when skies are gray.
See how easy it is? And it's strange how more personal and intimate it feels. Take for example the primary classic "I Am a Child of God."Jane is a child of God. And God has sent Jane here.
Has given Jane an earthly home with parents kind of weird (that's Eric's lyric-adjustment)
Lead Jane, guide Jane, walk beside Jane, help Jane find the way. Teach Jane all that Jane must do, to live with God some day.
It gives me goosebumps every time I sing it. It becomes a song for parents, not just primary children. It becomes an imperative instead of just expository and it impresses upon me the gravity of what I am doing right now.
I've gotten so used to my version of the song, that when I heard it sung normally today it was like I heard it for the first time. I decided to turn on a session of general conference while doing dishes during Jane's nap. Just after she woke up and while I was feeding her, the primary choir sang I Am A Child of God. I just sat there, holding Jane on my lap and wept. Now, maybe it's the hormones crying and not me, (my favorite professor at UT has endless stories of the floodgates that opened for her once she conceived and became a mother) but I was also really moved. Jane IS a child of God. And God has sent Jane to Me and today I was awestruck by that. And I just wanted to share my awe and my gratitude and deep humility with the blogging world.
5 comments:
It's so true! Thanks Marcee for sharing that.
awesome. I always sing that song to ethan! I will have to change the words.
I feel the same way! I always sing that song to Nathan, but I substitute "you" instead of "I" as I sing it to him. I will have to try using his name instead.
Marcee, this is Glenden's wife Patty (I hope is ok that I see your blog). I just wanted to say that your little girl is soooo cute and can't believe how big she is already. Also, I wanted to say that I love your writing. Are you a writer? If not, you should be! I mentioned that to Glen and he said that you were Mrs Kempton's teacher pet. He specifically said to tell you that "you write real good!" ;) Anyway, we have a family blog too if you want to check it out.
Hey Marcee-
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