...Jesus Loves Me...

Jesus Loves Me, this I know

For the Bible tells me so,

Little Ones to Him belong,

They are weak but He is strong...

Yes Jesus Loves Me

Yes Jesus Loves Me

Yes Jesus Loves Me

The Bible tells me so...

This song is imprinted on my heart.

It's been a favorite song of mine since I was a child.

It's a simple but personable lesson & reminder of God's Grace upon me, Ginny.

From the time Audrey was fresh out of my safe warm womb I have sang her this lullaby. It's my song just for her. She has been completely calmed by these lyrics in a number of sad hysterical circumstances.

I have fallen asleep singing this on repeat while nursing or rocking baby Audrey.

I highly recommend adopting one song in particular for your child, it is a sort of go-to place where we escape together to anytime, anywhere.

For Ellie, it's been a different song.

Last night was a rough time getting Audrey to fall asleep. Normally she does fine, with the occasional request of an animal she forgot to take with her to bed, or one last potty trip. But every once in awhile she just has some trouble. Of course last nights "trouble" was due to having a few busy days in a row and two days worth of skipping naps...

Eventually I found myself leaning into her bed trying to calm her down and after talking softly for a bit I went right into "Jesus Loves Me".

Her eyes were blinking slower & I thought great! She'd be asleep in no time!

And then...

"Mom, whats 'weak-butt'?"
I tried to explain, but couldn't help but laugh. :)

And for the next few minutes she repeated:

"weak-butt! (giggle giggle)...weak-butt! (giggle giggle)..."

I tried to finish the song but it was no use that time :)

So I laughed and fake-laughed all the way out the door...

I'll be more careful to pause in between particular words next time, but it's still a beautifully simple song with a world of meaning.

Jesus Loves Me, this I know

For the Bible tells me so,

Little Ones to Him belong,

They are weak but He is strong...

Yes Jesus Loves You

Yes Jesus Loves You

Yes Jesus Loves Me

The Bible tells me so...

....And so does the Holy Spirit tell me through nature, my sisters-in-Christ, my Christian & non-Christian friends/family alike, online readings, my neighbors, the world, people I meet, through His plan for my life, through my wonderful loving husband, and the fact that I have been entrusted with two amazing gifts wrapped up in the form of 23 perfectly beautiful pounds & 28 perfectly gorgeous pounds....

And this I know: I know that

I Love Jesus

&

JESUS LOVES ME!