God's been good to me!!
My boys LOVE to sing.
I LOVE to hear them sing.
When they sing in unison my world becomes as effortless and calm as their beautiful harmony.
The other day while driving I was enjoying just such a moment; when Jeffrey’s voice faded from our "Love You Outloud" ensemble. The song ended moments after and he called out in a somewhat serious tone:
“MOM, are you smiling?”
[Uhh, not sure if I was… until he asked and I smiled as if it were my cue.] So I happily announced, “Yes, Buddy, I am!”
“Mom, why don’t people smile when they are driving?”
Whoosh… a hurricane of thoughts began storming through my mind. Could it be they are afraid of the nation’s economic state; or perhaps they are feeling trapped financially; or tragically sad from family problems or emotionally torn into pieces from life’s challenges… oh my how – I struggled with what to say???
Which is exactly why I responded with something trite about other drivers concentrating on the road AND that it's a good thing I have incredible kids in the back seat to remind me of wonderful reasons to smile. =)
This smile thing reminds me of a quote from a friend of mine: “if you’re alive … notify your face!”
We finished our trip home waving at drivers and us all unabashedly singing LOUD and happy with Keith Urban: "God's Been Good to Me!!" =)
I was SMILING out loud "smack dab in the middle of paradise"!
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