Carpool Wisdom

Remember Ziggy? Well a long time ago, I saw a little Ziggy cartoon with him in a rocking chair..and the caption read, "Worryin' is like rocking in a rocking chair.. it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere!" That has always stuck with me. (I don't always go by that little rule..but that little saying is in the back of my mind!) I picked Hannah up from school one day this week and almost immediately after getting in the van the conversation went something like this:
Hannah: Mama, I heard a story at school today and I just think it was God's will for me to hear that story this week.
Me: That's how God works...what was it about?
Hannah: Well, it was about worrying. I had been worried about getting those baby teeth pulled for my braces Thursday, but God says not to worry about stuff like that..and about Daddy leaving...I shouldn't worry about that.
Me: That's right but we're human and that's alot harder said than done.
Hannah: Like that song by Ms. Ginny Owens (she always calls her MISS) that song about I AM...that makes sense to me now.
Me: Girlfriend, get that cd out...let's play it!

It is so heart-warming when your kids really "get" something and can apply it. Just thought I'd share that "carpool wisdom" with the blog world today!! She and I saw Ginny Owens at Lifeway once when Hannah was very small, maybe 4...but she has never forgotten it.."the lady that can't see with her eyes open!"

Here's the lyrics to the song...

No Lord, he said, you've got the wrong guy.
Simple conversation gets me tongue-tied.
And you're telling me to speak with a maniac king.
Could it be I've lost my mind?
And besides, I am weak, don't you want someone strong,
To lead them out of Egypt when they've been there so long?
And anyway, they wont believe You ever spoke to me.
That's not your problem, God replied.
And the rest is history.

There's a bigger picture you can't see.
You don't have to change the world, just trust in me.
'Cause I am your creator, I am working out my plan,
And through you I will show them, I Am.

Now Lord, are you sure? He's just a shepherd boy,
Too small for battle gear with a giant to destroy.
What on earth can he do with five stones and a sling?
That's not your problem, God replied.
'Cause I can do anything.

There's a bigger picture you can't see.
You don't have to change the world, just trust in me.
'Cause I am your creator, I am working out my plan,
And through you, I will show them,
I Am the first, I Am the last,
I Am the present and the past,
I Am tomorrow and today,
I Am the only way.

Great Lord, she said, I'm just a simple girl.
You say that I will bring your son into the world.
How can I understand this thing You're gonna do?
That's not your problem, God replied.

'Cause, there's a bigger picture,
And you don't have to change the world.
I'm your creator, I am working out my plan.
And through you, I will show them,
There's a bigger picture, you can't see.
You don't have to change the world, just trust in me.
I'm your creator, I am working out my plan,
And through you, I will show them, I Am.