Veggie Tales At Any Age!

Veggie Tales was not around when our daughter was young.  Honestly, when I first heard them, I thought their voices were irritating although I understood they delivered positive messages for children.  I was a little surprised when I actually bought their CD. The reason?  It was the only CD for children that contained the song, Lord I Lift Your Name on High.  A favorite of mine, every Sunday School class I have ever taught ends with this song being sung by the children with the accompanying hand motions.  Every AWANA Council Time begins with this song.    This song says it all - Christ came to down from heaven to save us.  To save me and to save you.  So, I wanted to have the children sing to music; thus, the Veggie Tales CD.

Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad Your in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high

Lord, I lift Your name on high
Lord, I love to sing Your praises
I'm so glad Your in my life
I'm so glad You came to save us
You came from heaven to earth
To show the way
From the earth to the cross
My debt to pay
From the cross to the grave
From the grave to the sky
Lord, I lift Your name on high


I recently visited my granddaughters and took the CD with me.  I wanted to teach my almost 3 and almost 5 year old precious granddaughters my favorite song.  But that is not what happened - they taught me a song and dance.  

While I was going through the songs to get to Track 9, my older granddaughter started dancing to Track 3 and she told me she knew that song.  Come to find out, her preschool had learned a dance to Track 3 and would be performing it at their upcoming preschool graduation.  The song?  Track 3 Every Move I Make.  I love watching them with big smiles on their faces. I know God is smiling as well!  His children praising Him!

This is now my favorite song on the CD.  I can no longer listen to this song without remembering  the joy on my granddaughters' faces as they danced and sang about our Lord.  I undoubtedly have a smile on my face the entire song.  I also find myself making the handmotions when I am at home listening to the song.  But it is not just the memory of my precious granddaughters singing and dancing that makes me enjoy this song.

It is the words to the song - the words that challenge me to be a better Christian.  That every move I make and every breath I take is for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; that everywhere I look I see Him and am reminded that I have been truly captured by His Love.  

Veggie Tales is played constantly in my car and I rock out with them - no longer are their voices irritating.  Veggie Tales is not just for children!

Next week we are traveling 3000 miles to attend our granddaughter's preschool graduation.  Who knows, maybe I will post the video of her singing this song!

May you have a blessed week and may every step, move and breath be for Him.

Every move I make
I make in You
You make me move, Jesus
Every breath I take
I breathe in You

Every step I take
I take in You
You are my way, Jesus
Every breath I take
I breathe in You

Waves of mercy
Waves of grace
Everywhere I look
I see Your face
Your love has captured me
Oh my God, this love
How can it be

 

What Will I Leave Behind?

I missed last week’s Thursday Ramblings From the Road.  Wednesday, I knew I needed to put fingers to keyboard.  But while I was able to do so, it was all work.  I was disappointed in myself and knew that I could not let it happen two weeks in a row.   So now I sit, pondering about what I should write. 

When I have the thought or an inspiration of what to write, I usually go with it.  This week is different.  I have felt the need to consider what you the reader will think.  So, I push it back and within minutes it makes itself back to the forefront.  After 10 or 15 minutes of “come forward” and “push back” it is clear to me that I should write about the original inspiration.  So bear with me, here goes.

A terrorist died this week.  There seems to be much debate over whether or not we as Christians should “celebrate” the death of another.  That, however, is not the subject of this writing.  The legacy lthe terrorist left behind is.

I have wondered at random times this week who is mourning his passing?  How many family, friends, or co-workers (?) are sad?  If he had had a typical memorial service, how many people would have waited for the microphone so they could share a memory? And, would that memory be funny or sad?   I am pretty sure I know how he will be remembered by most of the world, but how will he be remembered by those that he loved, those closest to him?  What is his legacy?

This caused me to think about my legacy.  While I am not comparing myself to a terrorist, I like him am a human being.    When I join my father and other loved ones in heaven, sitting at the feet of Jesus, what memories will I have left behind?  How will I be remembered? 

I want to be remembered as a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and child of God.  Someone who lived for Christ.  Someone who internally and externally demonstrated the fruits of the spirit.  Someone who tried to leave the world a better place.  Someone who was seen as a Godly woman more often than she was not.  Someone who loved to worship through song.  Someone who loved teaching children about our Lord.    Someone with a sense of humor that admittedly at times pushed the envelope.  Someone who was truly blessed.  Someone who had a positive impact on others and spent more time building others up as opposed to tearing them down.  Someone who wasn’t afraid to share her faith with strangers.   

I cannot leave this legacy without God.  It is only through Him and with Him that I can become the child He wants me to be.  Every day brings it own challenges, but I cannot do it on my own.    Nor do I want to.  I have tried and it does not work!  This is the message I shared with the young woman sitting next to me on the plane last week. 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23

 

Have a blessed week . . .