one heartbeat at a time

I thought I'd share why I gave my blog the web addres that I did. Steven Curtis Chapman has a new CD out called This Moment. It is, as usual, filled with excellent, thought provoking songs, two of which I especially love. One is called Cinderella and just reminds you to take time to not rush the simple small moments in life with your children. The other one is called... One Heartbeat at a Time. :) It was written for his wife and speaks to all stay-at-home moms. Instead of describing the song, I am just going to put the lyrics below.

One Heartbeat at a Time

by Steven Curtis Chapman

C 2007

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

You're beautiful, so beautiful

How you're changing the world,

yeah you're changing the world

I believe that you, you are changing the world

One little heartbeat at a time

Even though I am not officially a mom, I know the feeling all to well of going to bed wondering if anything meaningful got done on a particular day. I may not feel like it all the time and sometimes I might just forget, but I pray that I really am being effective in pointing "my" three kiddos to Christ... One Heartbeat at a Time.