Music sooths the soul!

I love to listen to music, especially good uplifting music. One song that I believe has healing power is I Am A Child Of God. When Jacob was sick and in Primary Children's Medical Center he was so angry. In fact he was so angry that he didn't speak to anyone for 4 days. He was upset to be there, he was upset because they wouldn't let him eat anything, and he was upset because they wouldn't let him drink anything. He was in a lot of pain after his surgery and they kept making him get up and walk and he didn't like that at all! We would have to watch his heart rate and respiration rate for the pain meds because he wouldn't tell us he was in pain. He would just start to cry and refuse any pain meds so we would have to be sneaky about it. He was 4 1/2 when he had his surgery and he weighed 32lbs when he went into the hospital. 10 days later when he came out he weighed 28lbs. I think he went for 7 days without anything to eat or drink. I would have to hide my food and try to eat when he wasn't looking because I felt so guilty eating in front of him. I don't think he realized that I had eaten anything for about 5 or 6 days. I felt so blessed to be at Primary Children's because they will do a primary lesson with the kids and I hoped that would help him release some of his anger. Well it didn't work. He wouldn't even look at the 2 lovely ladies that came to teach him. They gave a good effort, then we decided it would be better if they just sang him some songs instead. They sang him 3 songs but I cannot remember what the first 2 were. The last song they same to him was I Am A Child Of God. This changed his whole demeanor! When they started singing this song, he turned his head toward them and listened to what they were singing. The feeling in the whole room changed. As soon as they left the room Jacob sat up and said, "Mommy can I color?" This made my heart rejoice! These were the first words he had spoken in several days. From this point on he did whatever it took to help himself get better. This song brought him comfort and reminded him of who he was and that he didn't have to go through this all alone! This song is still a favorite in our home and whenever I hear it I am reminded of this experience with Jacob. I sure love this kid and I am so thankful to Heavenly Father for sparing his life and letting him stay with us!



This was taken during his angry days.

This was taken after they sang I Am A Child Of God!
What a difference in attitude!

~Good music really does sooth the soul!!~