Finding Joy in the Journey: SNOWFLAKES & FIREFLIES ~ Eli's Lullaby

Monday, May 23, 2011

SNOWFLAKES & FIREFLIES ~ Eli's Lullaby

I saw my first firefly of the season the other night and it caused me to remember the lullaby that I wrote (actually God wrote) down one morning. It all started the day that my daughter showed me the sonogram of my first grandchild; it was one of those God moments. I couldn't believe this tiny little baby boy (who was doing a rapid backstroke at the time) was a part of me. What a wonder it was. All I thought about that night when I went to bed was this precious child and the miracle of creation. All night long I kept hearing a tune in my head which I soon began to hear the tune with words; this actually happens to me quite often. I even dream complete scenes of my stories with the characters chatting back and forth with one another. When I got up that morning I quickly wrote down the words. Later my adopted daughter would write the musical notes to the tune for me. I hope to publish a children's book about it one day; about the antics of Eli as we watched him every Friday for that first year. For now I'm sharing the lullaby with you. : )