Singing and Dancing!

A little over fourteen years ago I held my first born for the first time. I smelled him, I gazed long at his tiny perfect face. I dreamt of all the things we would do.... Parks, birthday parties, long naps together, playing ball in the back yard, etc. etc.. One event that never crossed my mind was dropping him off for his first day of High School.

This morning I did just that. I warned my other two sitting in the back seat not to even THINK about rushing into doing the same. People always told me this day would come fast. I really had no idea though. It came faster than fast! It was quicker than a blink of an eye!

As I started my car back up after grabbing a quick cup of coffee at Starbucks, a song came on that could NOT have been more perfect. The song talked about the Lord delighting in us... About Him singing and dancing over His children! It talked about how fear can sometimes grip our faith, but it never should because of the fact that He delights in us. He wants to cover us. He desires for us to know that our faith is stronger than any fear of anything... Including the unknown. I knew that this song was especially for me on this particular morning.

I prayed for my son as we drove into the HS parking lot. I prayed that the Lord would continue to speak His Word, love and peace into Luke's life as he starts this new chapter. As I prayed those things, I looked over at my incredibly calm son. He has no fear about this day... No anxiety at all. What a gift! Then, as I listened to this song, I heard the Lord whispering the same words that I prayed over my son into me. He delights in me! He delights in Luke! Everyday that he steps onto that campus, the Lord will be singing and dancing over Luke. He will be singing and dancing over me as even I start another chapter in my own life.

Today is a big day. Today there is much to be thankful for, but most of all, I am in awe of the fact that once again, God took care of the details. He saw where my heart needed speaking to, and He spoke.

There is much singing and dancing over His children today!