Living Life Out Loud

My daughter is....let's just say.....

 

She lives life OUT LOUD!!! 

 

Really loud.

 

For the most part she really enjoys life.

 

If she's in the room, well, you know it.  There is no question.   

 

Funny.  Smart.  Beautiful. Never misses a thing. 

 

Quite a hoot, if you will. 

 

And the one thing she absolutely LOVES????

 

Singing.

 

OUT LOUD!!! 

 

She now loves to play the piano too.

 

You guessed it....LOUD!!

 

I'm grateful for this burst of presence....but sometimes....

 

I have to remind myself that these are the times to be grateful.  I could have it so different.  She could not be here at all.  There are weeks in the Summer when it feels the house is breathing, threatening to suck me in.  All is Quiet. Way to quiet. 

 

She could be blind, deaf, mute...an number of ailments, really.  Instead she's healthy, strong, and vibrant. 

 

Best of all...She is presently living for God...a choice that I'm without question EXTREMELY happy about.  Having parents that are split, the atmosphere around here could be so different.  (I'll leave that right there).

 

Ingratitude is a choice, not an emotion. 

 

The Israelites never seen the Promise Land because of it. 

 

Ingratitude robs. 

 

So instead of griping and complaining about how LOUD it can be within the walls of this small house sometimes...I will be grateful.

 

I can speak words of wisdom, instead of threats and complaint.

 

I can hear songs of praise.

 

I can sing with someone. 

 

I can let my whole being bask in the melody of sound. 

 

And when I'm old???....well, that's why they make hearing aids! :-D 

 

Psalm 104:33  I will SING PRAISE to MY GOD as long AS I LIVE.