Steph (who was sitting right in front of us) tried to help out by encouraging her to join in the fun, but she just wasn't having it. If I am being totally honest, I have to admit that at first I was feeling kind of bummed- with my family visiting church that day and the video camera running and all. I was trying to point out her friends around her, so she could see how "fun" this was. At one point during the first song, she left the stage and came to us in the audience. She made her way to me, with arms stretched wide and on the verge of tears, saying "Mommy, I'm scared". I gave her a hug and kissed her on the head. In that moment it didn't matter to me that the show hadn't gone as planned. What mattered was that my little one was struggling and she turned to me to feel better. Since Sunday, I have thought about this over and over again. This situation made me think about my relationship with our Heavenly Father. I can just imagine Him watching me, as I walk (awkwardly, at times) through life. I'd like to think that He's looking at me, the way I looked at Hope on Sunday- with full confidence in her ability and with open arms to embrace her whenever she feels scared. As it turned out, she ended up going back up to the stage and performed the second song perfectly.
"I just wanna be a sheep- ba ba ba ba!" =0)
I am so blessed by my little girl, and I am really thankful for what God teaches me through her everyday.
2 comments:
Oh Renae, Your words have brought tears to my eyes. They are so touching. I noticed Hope on Sunday and thought your interaction with her was so sweet and she did such a great job. Thank you for giving us that picture of our Heavenly Father; you are SO right!!! ~Shirley
That is such a sweet story and you have such a precious little girl. Thanks for sharing the wonderful analogy. I am so excited about you blogging!! It was great to see you last week.
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