I came into our bedroom yesterday to see Tyler typing away on my computer. Yes, the thought crossed my mind to start Tyler’s own blog, but then I remembered that nobody would be interested in reading “asfatuynzxcvb” over and over again. It’s so sweet to sit at the computer with Tyler and look at pictures. He is talking so much now that when I show him a photo album on here he can recognize most everyone in the pictures and even say some names. The name he says a lot now is “Pooh” because he loves the Honey Tree video. Sometimes Tyler will leave the living room, where the video is playing and I’ll come in to see Bobby sitting on the couch watching it!

Since Sunday Tyler has really started walking. He could take lots of steps before, but now he would rather walk down the hallway than crawl. It is so great to have moments where I can see how Tyler has grown. Since I’m with him every day I don’t always notice how he’s grown.  A friend and her seven month old daughter came over for lunch yesterday and seeing them play together–or rather, Tyler trying to give her toys and walking around her in circles!–showed me how much he’s really changed. It’s so fun!

Every day at lunch Tyler and I listen to the Godsong playlist on my iPod and Tyler says “Ty-Ty!” If you haven’t heard their music yet I hope that you will after this post. Godsong is music written by my husband and his two friends Ty(who Tyler is named after) and Brad. They’ve just posted a new song called “Ever Closer.” It is a soft comforting song inspired by Psalm 121. The chorus says–

When I fall Your arms
Won’t let me be harmed
For You hold my heart

And You, You don’t sleep
Lord You keep me ever closer

In the tracknotes Bobby writes:

Ty had the idea for the chorus of this song from Psalm 121. There are some great thoughts in this chapter about the Lord keeping us safe. It says that He does not sleep when He watches over us and that He will not let our foot slip.

This made me think about my relationship with my son Tyler whom I love very much and yet I cannot watch over him all night long. Or sometimes he will fall out of my reach and there is nothing I can do to keep him from hitting the ground. What a Father we have in God who is always keeping us and always catches us! He is drawing us Ever Closer to Himself!

Please click HERE to be taken to the music page where all you have to do is press play to be encouraged by this song!