Chicken Legs
I woke up at 615 this morning…got ready…drove my kids 20 miles south to school…drove 40 miles north to Oak Leaf Church…drove 25 miles back south to our pad…picked up the wife and kid and drove 20 miles back south to school again.
I was tanked.
I DID NOT want to play along.
I had literally 45 things I needed to have done yesterday waiting for me.
I had a headache.
My voice is still not 100% and I am leading at New Spring this weekend.
Did I mention the 45 things I needed to have done yesterday?
I sucked it up…
Walked down the hall…
Into the Frogs classroom and Seanna’s smile changed my world.
She started bragging to everyone that her dad can sing and when the kids saw the guitar case…I might as well have been Nick Jonas.
Soon after Sohaila’s 2nd grade class came pouncing in.
There were my 2 girls…looking nervous and excited at what was about to occur.
I taught them about the parts of the guitar.
I sang a few kid songs.
They looked happy.
I was about done when I had the thought…
“WE ARE GOING TO WRITE A SONG!”
I looked for the shy kids.
Me to shy kid #1…”What should the song be about?”
“A chick”, she said.
Me to shy kid #2…”Where does the chick live?”
“In a gate”, shy kid #2 said.
“THAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE!” screamed not shy kid #1
“Why yes it does. IT makes perfect sense” I assured shy kid #2.
My to shy kid #3…”What does the chick like to do?”
“Ride in her wagon”, she said.
“What color is the wagon?” I asked.
Seanna screamed out…”BLUE”.
She’s not shy.
Me to shy kid #4…”Where is the chick going in the wagon?”
“To the mall”, kid#4 said.
This was getting good.
“What’s the chick gonna buy?” I asked the class…
“CLOTHES!” they all screamed. In unison. Only in East Cobb.
And so I fiddled around with them for a melody for about 60 seconds.
Taught them line by line…
And then it happened.
The song.
The 45 things are still waiting for me…
But my kids are now dreaming of me.
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
dude. beautiful.
Gracias Ben. It’s the small things huh
What an awesome post! A reminder to me that in the busyness of life, sometimes the most important thing seems like the most mundane or even the silliest, but in the end proves its worth! Having had the chance to eat dinner with you twice this weekend and watch you live out Jesus to some really important people in my life, I know the source of the smiles on your girls’ faces. Sometimes I lose sight of the fact that though I’ve been called to a life of ministry to others, my biggest mission field exists in my children. Blessings on your family tonight! Thank you for blessing mine- by hanging with my husband, Garrett, and speaking to my too- shy 3-year old. She’s still talking about the dancing song Mr. Carlos taught her!
WOOHOO!!! Tell her Mr. Carlos says to keep dancing.
A great reminder of a thought that has been going through my head for the past few days. People first. It doesn’t matter what you have to do. You must drop it to be there for someone you care about.
People always first…
Amen. I have to remind myself of this all the time. The ministry is about people more than checking off every goal on my list. I am always amazed at Jesus how calmly He embraced being interrupted by people. God help me to be more Christlike.
YES! That. Was. Brilliant. And it’s pretty catchy, probably going to be stuck in my head for a while. “because it’s bluuue”
bluuuuuuue
You know what I love about this is that they do not know you for being ragamuffin soul or loswhit but they know you for being Seanna’s dad
Welcome to my life. A family who could care less.
I smell Grammy! Who needs the wiggles when you have the ragamuffins!
Dont tempt me. I’ll take that show on the road.
You made an effort to engage the shy kids. Very cool. I gotta show this to my wife – she will love it. woot.
I nearly teared up a lil bit….That’s awesome!
That is wonderful.
I loved it! Those girls are blessed to have a great Dad but I’m sure they know that
I was bummed when I only saw the picture. I wanted to HEAR the song…. I was HAPPY when I kept reading and saw the embedded video.
LOVED IT!
*smiling* Thank you!
you looked for the shy kids! THANK YOU!! as much as i had hoped people would do that when i was a child, it rarely, if ever, happened. this made my day!
so great! i’m sure (some) of those kids will look back and be wow, that guy who does concerts and sells records came to my school, he’s a dad too.
I always love your “dad” posts! This was awesome!
This was an awesome way to start my morning out! Thanks for the reminder that sometimes the best moments in parenting come when we’re not feeling it but we’re doing it anyway.
I linked to your post on my blog…I hope you don’t mind. (and let me know if you do!)
Creativity at it’s finest! That was awesome!
I’m with you, I LOVE being a dad!
Absolutely love Chicken Legs! You did what GREAT parents do, put aside what you need to do for a moment to be a GREAT Dad!
Dude! You just made my day. This is awesome. That song has legs – that’s for sure. Also saw your son singing Rain Down on Vicky B’s blog. Man! He is the cutest kid ever and I’m sorry – but I’m totally hoping he tours with you because HE WILL steal the shows!
why does this sound like a “silly song with Larry” from Veggie Tales.lol
Amazing!!! Now it’s stuck in my head because it was too cute to watch only once…”she goes to the maaallllll”
Absolutely fantastic way to start a long Wednesday at the church! I may have to show this to my life group girls tonight! They’ve had a rough week and I’m sure it would make them smile!
Kudos to you Los, for engaging the shy kiddos and for being an awesome dad! Those little girls of yours will remember that forever!
Love it
We have to learn to take those moments…the 45 things are ALWAYS going to be there. Kids are awesome.
Totally. And FYI. If I have another kid, I wanna name her or him angel
You are a great dad and an amazing human being. Thank you for investing in others and making the world a better place.
There was a little saying that I used to put on gifts for my kid’s teachers…
“100 years from now it won’t matter what kind of house you lived in or how much money you made…
But the world will be a better place because you were important in the life of a child.”
That was so cute! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely priceless…guaranteed to be a moment in your daughters’ lives that they will never forget. They’ll be 20 years old and talking about “Chicken Legs” at the family’s Christmas get-together!!! You are an awesome dad!!!!
As a mom and a teacher, that was a tear “jerker”. Every day holds an adventure that takes just a sacrificed moment to realize that time into a moment that enriches others. What an inspiration. Way to go Dad!
Man, they really responded to the call of “with passion!!” Good stuff…
I hope one day to be half as cool as you.
LOL. You make me wanna be a dad…someday.
Now, how you gonna split the royalties?
When will this be on iTunes? How “Chicken Legs” fan club? OMG, what’s going to happen to the price of blue wagons? You have no idea what you’ve started
Dude…I would love to be a dad like you someday
…Thanks for your openness and honesty too…
This is my favorite thing about you. You are Dad through and through.
dude . . I . . I’m in tears . .must be because I have 3 boys . . . Man parenting is something’ else
Thumbs up. Way up.
Not goin lie…totally told my students today if they cleaned up after their science project quickly they would be able to watch the “Chicken Legs” song on the internet. They had no idea what I was talking about but were so interested, they cleaned like crazy! They loved the song and hummed it to lunch…I love my job. Thanks for making it that much more fun.
Your ‘family man’ posts are the best! They are honest and inspiring! Thank you!
That was great. This is something your kids will always remember. And it’s experiences like this that make being a parent the best thing in the world.
That’s awesome! Heard ‘em talking about you on the radio today:). Congrats!
“Passion” and the background music really made this video phenomenal
this is awesome!! so cute. it’s obvious you love your kids and you love being a dad. thanks for sharing!
I’m subbing for a Kindergarten class next week….any suggestions??
this is too funny and really awesome! Carlos you really inspire me to take more time as a dad!
thanks!
Son,
You are a blessing to my heart. Love you and pray for you, Heather and the kids often. DAD
As a former shy kid myself, thank you for finding and engaging the shy kids. You probably changed their worlds.
That was definately a passionate song!
OH goodness! This is so funny! and creative! and spontaneous! I KNOW the kids all loved it and I’ll bet the teachers will be asking you back.
You ARE such a FUN DAD!!!!
That was amazing!
I know I’m late, But that was the absolute best!!
BTW, what happened to Heather’s blog?
Dude… I’m becoming a stalker… I’m promise I’m not a scary stalker!
Anyways… as a teacher, I found this ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I wish a parent would come into my classroom and teach my kiddos a song. (And although you really don’t need to know this, my whole world has changed this year when I went down to first grade from 5th grade. Little kids are amazing and have taught me SO much!)
This is fabulous and reminds me that kids are wonderful little creatures that have fun doing ANYTHING!
Oh, and can I just say that I’ve been completely wrapped up, discombobulated, and grabbed by the heart through your blog? I mean, the stuff that is said, by you, by the other people commenting makes me STOP and think. It is exactly what I need and I am loving it.
Your #1 fan,
Kendra