With the birth of my daughter, I have been thinking about doing a lullaby CD sometime. All instrumental, of course - no one would pay to hear me sing. :)
But lately, I've been practicing for my worship CD, with her looking on from her "Baby Einstein" sit-and-spin toy. After about 10 minutes, she gets a little ancy and wants to get out, but I have found that singing along with the music helps her to calm down.
We sing (well I sing, and she kind of "bAAAH"s along!) in the car too, to get her mind off the fact that she is all by herself in the backseat. Poor thing, she needs some siblings to keep her company!
And we sing before bedtime to lull her to sleep. (Doesn't that sound nice and romantic?) The lulling doesn't quite happen, but I'm hoping the routine of it signals to her that it's time for bed every night!
Anyway, each time I sing to her, I recall children's songs from my childhood...Jesus Loves Me, The Wise/Foolish Man, Zaccheus...and I find myself speaking theology into her little life as I sing. What great words are in these "simple" songs!
So I'm thinking of compiling a list of my favorite "Bible songs" from childhood and arranging them for piano solo in such a way that they are pleasing to listen to by adults and children alike, and also sing-able so that parents and children can sing them together - in the car, at bedtime, or in a Sunday School class.
One thing at a time, though. I'm still working on my 5-, sometimes 10-minutes a day of practice on my worship CD. All the while, with ideas bubbling in my brain!
But lately, I've been practicing for my worship CD, with her looking on from her "Baby Einstein" sit-and-spin toy. After about 10 minutes, she gets a little ancy and wants to get out, but I have found that singing along with the music helps her to calm down.
We sing (well I sing, and she kind of "bAAAH"s along!) in the car too, to get her mind off the fact that she is all by herself in the backseat. Poor thing, she needs some siblings to keep her company!
And we sing before bedtime to lull her to sleep. (Doesn't that sound nice and romantic?) The lulling doesn't quite happen, but I'm hoping the routine of it signals to her that it's time for bed every night!
Anyway, each time I sing to her, I recall children's songs from my childhood...Jesus Loves Me, The Wise/Foolish Man, Zaccheus...and I find myself speaking theology into her little life as I sing. What great words are in these "simple" songs!
So I'm thinking of compiling a list of my favorite "Bible songs" from childhood and arranging them for piano solo in such a way that they are pleasing to listen to by adults and children alike, and also sing-able so that parents and children can sing them together - in the car, at bedtime, or in a Sunday School class.
One thing at a time, though. I'm still working on my 5-, sometimes 10-minutes a day of practice on my worship CD. All the while, with ideas bubbling in my brain!