And now, a story.

Abby loves to sing, but not usually by herself. She needs you to start, and then she'll mumble most of the words along with you.

Yesterday, Abby started singing her own song:

"Jesus loves me, yes I know... And I love Jesus!"

Cutest thing ever. I know she'll learn the rest of "Jesus Loves Me" eventually, but I kind of don't want her to. I like her version, and her melody.

I was driving the little ones home from the farm later that night, and Abby asked me to sing her Jesus song with her. So, I did. She "sang" along of course, and when we made it through the verse and chorus, she said "Nice job Mommy!" (she's the only one who ever said I sing well!), started singing by herself again, paused, and said "Mommy, I love that song. Do you love it too? I really love that song."

Now, it's a pretty new song for AJ to sing. Usually she chooses ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle, Old McDonald, or Jingle Bells (yep, you read right). So I was caught a little off-guard with her statement. I don't think I've ever heard her say she "loves" a song... so what is it about JLM?

Part of me likes to think that her heart and soul already know her Jesus, and she knows what it is to love and be loved. The other part of me KNOWS that this is indeed the case. What a wonderful God we serve!