Time kinda stood still...

Eva has to memorize a Bible verse a week for school. This is SUCH a good thing for her to do...but it's also been difficult. Eva has struggled with memorizing her verses. We sing them, make up motions to them, and recite them over and over...and we still struggle.

Lately she has been working on Psalm 100.

She has been practicing a verse a week, and even though we've worked on it she was still somewhat fumbling through it. Her homework for the Holiday weekend was to recite Psalm 100 to 5 people.

Call me a bad parent....but I was kind of dreading it. I knew my heart would hurt as I heard her struggle through it and I was just imagining how many times she would look at me for cues as to her next word. It was going to be painful.

Today was the day....Sunday....we HAD to get to this homework. I am not a procrastinator but I had totally procrastinated on this particular assignment for Eva. I pulled out Psalm 100 and looked at Eva.

"Peanut, we're gonna have to really focus on this and try to recite it to 5 people today"

"OK Mommy."

And then she looked at me, smiled, and said,

"Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of the His pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His loves endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations."

I had tears in my eyes. She did it. Not only did she do it she punctuated certain words...she MEANT it.

I love this little girl....love all that she is and all that she is becoming....and I looooove that with just one little Psalm she brought me to tears and I knew it was a moment I would never ever forget.