A New Song

I am so glad Big Brother has a new favorite song...I think.

Let me take you back 4 years. When Big Brother was a baby, he wasn't like normal babies who fall asleep as soon as they go for a ride in the car. As soon as we put him in the car, he would start screaming and wouldn't stop for the entire ride. And it didn't matter if it was 2 miles or 200, he would scream. I, being a new first time mom whacked out from no sleep anyway, would get so upset that I would cry in the car with him. I actually got to a point that I didn't even want to leave the house because I didn't want to listen to him scream.

One day when Big Brother was just a few months old, while we were driving along, a song on my CD changed our lives forever. As soon as Big Brother heard Steven Curtis Chapman singing Let Us Pray, he immediately shut up. We thought it was just a fluke. But the next time we went somewhere and he was screaming, we put on Let Us Pray and he immediately shut up again. It was amazing.

This went on for months. One night driving home from the girls' concert at their school with my parents riding with us, Big Brother, about 1 at the time, started throwing a fit. I told my parents to "watch this" like I was doing a magic trick. I flipped on Let Us Pray and the fit was over. Big Brother was silent and happy. My parents were amazed.

For the past 4 years, I have heard Let Us Pray close to 12 trillion times or maybe it just seems that way. Big Brother has the CD in his room and has listened to it daily (at times, all day long) since he's been tall enough to push the play button. I will admit, at times, I was annoyed. Don't get me wrong. I still love Steven Curtis Chapman and I still love hearing Let Us Pray, but 12 trillion times is a little much for a person.

I don't think I'm going to have to worry about it anymore because Big Brother has a new favorite song; a song that I love, but am wondering how I will feel about it after 12 trillion listens. His new obsession is Until The Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns. I had to play it in the truck today over and over again. We'll see how long I last.