One Heartbeat at a Time

It's been a few hard parenting weeks. I've felt beaten down more days than I've felt victory or even felt okay about how I handled the day. My biggest fault has been attempting to do it within my own strength and wisdom. How feeble and insufficient those are! God has made me keenly aware of what happens when I take things into my own hands, and the picture hasn't been one I want to see again. No, the last 2 days haven't been all roses and sugar plums; but I have been more peaceful internally because I've given my day to God before my feet even hit the floor and then repeated that release as many times during the day as needed.

God gave me a wonderful gift through a song on the way to get the boy from school today. I've had this new Steven Curtis Chapman CD for about 2 weeks, but have failed to truly hear this song until today. What I do does matter. What all mothers do matters.

(You can find the song on my playlist below if you would like to listen).

One Heartbeat At a Time
Written by Steven Curtis Chapman

You're up all night with a screaming baby
You run all day at the speed of life
And every day you feel a little bit less
Like the beautiful woman you are

So you fall in bed when you run out of hours
And you wonder if anything worth doing got done
Well maybe you just don't know
Or maybe you've forgotten

That you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time

With every, "I know you can do it"
And every tear that you kiss away
So many little things that seem to go unnoticed
They're just like the drops of rain
Over time, they become a river

And you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
How you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time

You're beautiful, so beautiful
How you're changing the world, yeah you're changing the world

You, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time
Making history with every touch and every smile
Oh you, you may not see it now
But I believe that time will tell
I believe that you, you are changing the world
One little heartbeat at a time