The Rear-View Mirror.

With Christmas just around the corner it's hard to not turn off my trusty Ipod while I'm driving and listen to the Christmas music on the radio. Usually while driving, Lydia and I are jamming to Ants go Marching or If Your Happy and You Know It, but lately we've settled into a little different change of pace. At least when it comes to our car ride music. The last week or so, it's been back and forth between some great Christmas Music on the radio to jamming it up with TOBY MAC. Talk about a wide spectrum!

I have to be honest with you. This is probably some of my favorite time spent with her. In the car listening to music. Don't worry-I pay very close attention to the road, but I find myself adjusting my rear-view mirror constantly to catch a glimpse of her while we are riding down the road. It's funny b/c before I had her, and when Jeff and I were struggling with the trials of trying to have a baby, I would always think to myself...I can't wait till I can look in my rear view mirror and see a little face singing up a storm. I think as parents you always have things you envision your child doing-for me, one has always been what I would see in my rear-view mirror someday.

Getting back to the music at hand...I'm thankful that Lydia has a little more rhythm than her daddy. She's gets such a large dose of musical variety while in the car and it's so cute to see her adjust her singing pattern and dancing style according to the music that is playing. Bobbing her head to Toby or making a monotone "ahhhhhhhhhhhh" that just keeps going and going and going when "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas" comes on...it's amazing to me that she can pick up on such variety at such a young age.

It's such a tiny thing for me to get so much out of looking in my rear view mirror and seeing her smiling (or sometimes NOT) face. I guess when you hope for something for so long, and pray about it, and visually see God fulfilling it one way or another it makes you that much more grateful for it when it finally does happen for you. Whatever "it" may be. I hope I never take even this little Blessing of my rear view mirror for granted.
He is So Faithful...even in the SMALL stuff.