A few days ago we were in the car and the familiar children's tune, "Dare to be a Daniel" came on. I know I've listened to this tune about 4 gazzilion times, but for Emma, the words finally sunk in for the first time. She exclaimed, "Daniel! That's my other name." I pointed out that yes, Danielle is her middle name and she was named for her granddad whose name is Daniel. Since a 3-year-old milestone is for a child to be able to say her WHOLE name, I often quiz her, making her repeat her first, middle, and last name. I asked her to say her whole name for me. She said, with enthusiasm, "My name is Emmawe Danielle Obey." Apparently she hears, "Emmaleigh Danielle obey" more than her last name. I guess it can't hurt to have a commandment in your name.
This is a blog about gratitude... for life on the farm, homeschooled munchkins, inter-cultural adventures, and God’s grace in every breath, completely undeserved. ~ By Alysun Peters
Friday, October 03, 2008
Dare to be a Daniel
Emma is really in to singing these days. She makes up lyrics all the time to familiar tunes. She begs for her kid music in the car and sings at the top of her lungs, usually singing the wrong words. She even taught Mandy how to beg for music. Mandy claps her hands, tilts her head back and forth and says, "Lalalala." More often than not, I sacrifice my own sanity for the relative peace of children's music in the car.
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That is great, gave me a good laugh. Oh the things out children say!
Oh, Emma. I guess a verb beats a noun as a third name...
We're trying to nail down names from Anderson kidlet #2...never thought of opening up to Exodus and going through the list. :) So funny that Dare to Be a Daniel is the song you're taking about. In a "selfless mommy move" I bought Liam a CD a while back entitled, "Songs Kids Love to Sing". The subtitle could read, "Songs that have good words but music that makes parents want to bang their heads against the wall." Of course every time I put a CD on while doing work Liam looks up at me and asks "Dare to Be Daniel" (which is one of the songs on the CD). I am thankful that he enjoys music...and I also thankful that we have much more than just that CD and that he accepts the, "not this time hon, it's mommy's turn to pick one" answer.
Oh, that's too funny!
This one will go down in the family history books for sure!!
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