Angels and Vehicles

My visit with my Little (yes they call us Littles and Bigs) went very well last night. We went go cart riding (goodness, it got cold in the fast breezes!), did a round of mini-golf, and went out to eat. I feel we are getting along well and talk well together, so I’m really happy. Next week, I’m going to have her meet the boys and play basketball together. She likes basketball and so do the boys. That works out well.

Well, so much for that 100^th rival game with our sister city. When my men got home from it last night, I asked them who won and the reply was that we did. And then after I exclaimed happiness, the reply was, “gotcha.” So our city lost. Bummer. But it was a close game of 14 to 24 and all had a great time.

Today we are going to another band competition (what else do we do with our Saturdays in September and October?). This one is a three hour drive there and three hour drive back. But our band usually does well at this competition, so I’m anxious. I think I’ll take the camcorder this time, along with the camera.

Every time we take one of these long trips (which are often!) I am reminded of this Bible verse:

Psalm 91:11: For He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.”

Based on this verse, I like to pray to God to please send his angels to watch over our van to keep it safe from accident, harm, or breakdown. Now, I realize that the word “ways” in this verse means any paths in life that we may take, but I like to think of that word in this instance literally as in the “ways” our van will travel.

What a comfort it is to know that God’s angels are watching over me when He commands them to do so and that I can pray and ask Him to send them.

That reminds me of a song I used to sing to the boys when they were little. Each son had his own lullaby that I sang to just them. This one was my favorite and I sang it so much the daycare children picked up on it and sang it spontaneously too, which always made me smile.

I do not know the song, but singing it in my head, it goes: Angels, Angels, Angels watching over me, my Lord. Angels, Angels, Angels watching over me. And when I go to sleep at night, Angels watching over me, my Lord. I pray the Lord my soul to keep, Angels watching over me. All night, all day, Angels watching over me, my Lord. All day, all night, Angels watching over me.

Of course, I would always change up the song and make up my own words, such as “And when I drink my bottle in the morn, Angels watching over me, my Lord,’ or whatever activity we were doing.

I remember my oldest son’s lullaby was “Jesus Loves me,” but I am forgetting which son this Angels lullaby was for as I am also forgetting what the third lullaby was! I am going to have to think on this now until I remember! It would make a great scrapbook page for each of them.

[edit: I remembered! The third lulliby went like this: Goodnight {name of child}, Sleep tight, {name of child}, Jesus keep your dreams. The God above is the God of love, so little boys sleep in peace.]

So, here’s your question. Did you sing lullabies to your children and what were they?