That is what Mylie started singing the other night before bed. It is the Khmer (Cambodian) version of the song I Am a Child of God that I (Nick) had sung over a dozen times to her and Nolan before bed without her ever repeating it. Now all of a sudden she can repeat the whole song…in Khmer.

Each night I found the kids seemed to go to bed much better when they get a song. I sing about as good as I blog (notice this is only my second post) and cannot carry a tune very well especially when by myself without hearing the music. We put the kids in bed, let Karli leave, and shut the door before asking any requests from the kids. For awhile Mylie liked singing I Am a Child of God, a favorite young person’s song from church, so I thought in addition to English I would also sing it in a different language. The only other language I know is Khmer so I decided to go for it. Instantly it became the number 1 requested song for a few weeks and she would always request it “in a different signwich (i.e. language)”. Nolan even enjoyed it and it seemed he would go to bed much easier than with any other song.

Later I took a hiatus from singing while recovering from the flu. Every time I laughed or sang I could not stop coughing. Finally after I fully recovered I attempted to sing again. That takes me to just the other night where I started singing I Am a Child of God in English as they were getting pajamas on and Mylie started singing it in Khmer. I was shocked! Then I started singing it in Khmer and the little girl was following along with me. I had her perform for Karli, which she was acting very shy and did not want to do it. So I started to help and we sang the entire first verse (that’s the only one I sing) together including the chorus. Even the pronunciation was quite good.

I am just amazed what good memory this little girl has. Just tonight at dinner she was reciting completely from memory a book we read just a couple times. It always puts a smile on my face watching these kids grow up and knowing they really are children of God.