This semester, I'm nannying two of the most adorable little girls I've ever met in my life. If you talk to me on a regular basis, you probably know all about KatyJo and Annabelle. If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen a ton of cute pictures of them being silly. On one of the days I watch them, I pick them up from their school and bring them home. Let me tell you, those car rides from the church to the house are usually one of high points of my week.
I'm usually fairly quiet in the car ride because I just like to the listen to the girls. I listen to them giggle with each other and play games. I listen to KatyJo and Annabelle talk about their day at school. Today, I listened to KatyJo tell Annabelle how excited she was about "Halloween 2" that is happening tomorrow night and how Annabelle was gonna be a unicorn while she was gonna wear a "beeeutiful princess dress." A few weeks back, per KatyJo's request, I turned the music down because she wanted to pray for Daddy to feel better because she didn't like seeing him sad.
As soon as we get into the car, KatyJo always asks for me to put on "Angel Armies" which is actually "Whom Shall I Fear" by Chris Tomlin. Sometimes we listen to it on repeat until we get home and other times KatyJo allows me to pick the song (which often ends up with her telling me she doesn't like the song I picked). Most of the time, I quietly sing to myself while mainly listening to KatyJo sing "Angel Armies." There's something that makes my heart swell when I hear a 3 and a half year sing about God always being near her and always fighting for her. Annabelle "sings" a long too but it's mainly just noises that go along with the song. But I'm convinced she's singin to Jesus just like her big sister is. These girls already know Jesus and they're excited about learning more about Jesus. It makes me SO excited to see their faith grow year after year. If you know these girls at all, you know that they're gonna conquer the world in Jesus' name. They have that spunk.
These girls bring me so much joy and they just exude Jesus. They say things that crack me up, like that Jesus gets messy when he eats spaghetti, and then they say things that bring me back to the basics, like that Jesus is always with me no matter where I am. They show me how to forgive others through their own interactions with each other. And week after week, I watch them grow bigger and bigger; transforming into these children that know more than they did the last time I saw them. Even though I'm here to watch them and help them, they're definitely teaching me more than I could ever teach them.
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Aren't they just the cutest?!
