By: Brenda Wilkerson
Turns out, my momma concerns were unnecessary and the heartfelt prayers for how I would keep my tiny Pre-K munchkin in his seat and entertained for an hour have been answered! Thank you to those that prayed for us – you know who you are! I picked Tiny up at 6:30 a.m. Seated right behind me, he flawlessly entertained himself as he babbled, giggled, and shrieked in delight at every single thing which is actually pretty impressive as he is so tiny he can’t even see out of the window to keep him occupied. He can, however, see diagonally out of the narrow double doors of my bus. This kid! Who knew my concern and worry ended up being the Mighty Miniature blessing that absolutely overflowed my cup today!
After lots of giggling and rambling, I asked him to sing a song. Out of his lungs and through his vocal cords came the cutest non-verbal giggly string of random parts of words that ever crossed my ears. There were many verses. I was belly laughing, which is not what most bus drivers are doing after school. After this ‘song’ ended, I quickly wiped my laughing tears and suddenly realized…there was silence. In my mind, I patted myself on the back and marveled at the creative wisdom of asking him to sing that may have calmed this precious chatterbox directly behind me. Sweet silence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “BAAAAAAAAAAAAAABY SHARK DOOT DOOT DO DO DO DO.” Yep, allllllll the verses. I immediately stopped the imaginative patting of my back and wondered what teensy Pandora’s Box I had unknowingly unlocked!! Yes…All…The…Verses…The entire shark family and then some! Tiny concluded his early morning concert with the most precious rendition of “Little Bunny Foo-Foo” accompanied by lots of unrecognizable words. At last, we picked up his seat buddy and the songs were no more.
Lord, You know me better than anyone could ever. You KNEW from the beginning of my existence exactly what I needed today. I needed Tiny on this here bus. I am humbled and thankful as I feel Your assurance speak to my heart. “I got you. I love you.” Once again, thank you Father for blessing me for what You know I need and not what I selfishly want.
By: Brenda Wilkerson
April 18, 2025
