My baby girl Annsley loves these 'Praise Baby' dvd's that another mom suggested to me. They're basically a bunch of clips of kids playing, flowers, and animals in the wild, all set to worship songs. We have a couple of them, and we're in love with them because what else can keep a 6-month-old's attention for 30 minutes straight? And it usually gives me just enough time to wash some bottles, unload the dishwasher or eat some breakfast.
But I try to also watch them with her sometimes, singing along with the songs and pointing out the names of everything. She's fascinated. Several weeks ago I was sitting there next to her as she sat mesmerized in her highchair watching her "movie," and she caught my attention. As I looked at her little face all lit up and smiling, I was so touched by her innocence, peacefulness and joy...and I thought, 'she's worshipping.' I just let that sink in as I watched her. Her joy brought me so much joy, and I imagined God smiling over her as He watched His perfect little creation praising Him in the way that only she knows how.
How God must find so much joy in our joy.
