Rejoicing Over Him With Singing

For all of you who don't know my husband, he's not a singing and dancing kind of guy.  He despises musicals ("It's so unrealistic that everyone just starts singing out of nowhere like that," he says), and he will usually avoid dancing at all costs (much to my disappointment).  He is also the most selfless person I know - often, if not always, putting others' wishes, desires, and needs before his own.
I first learned of his selfless nature and his aversion to dancing soon after our first date.  You see, our first date was when he came with me to the Barrister's Ball (aka, law school prom), where I of course wanted to dance the night away.  Without uttering so much as a single complaint, he proceeded to dance with me for HOURS.  Now we're not talking about slow, romantic dancing - I'm pretty sure there was not one slow song played the entire night.  We're talking upbeat, REAL dancing.  The next day I remember thinking, "Wow, Tony must really like to dance!"  It was only later that I learned the truth:  Tony really doesn't like dancing - he only did it because it made me happy and because he loved me.  Years later I still look back in amazement at just how much he loved me, even back then.

At the Barrister's Ball

Fast forward over eight years, and I still see my sweet husband treating others better than he himself even expects to be treated.  That's especially true with Caleb.  He takes care of him and plays with him when he gets home from his grueling job, and he even takes care of our boy his entire day off from work so that I can go into the office.  On bath days, Tony gives the baby his bath while I'm usually cooking dinner.  I've never once heard him complain.
The other day I was in the other room, and I heard a soft singing coming from Caleb's room.  My manly, non-musical husband was singing to our baby (probably Skillet or Pearl Jam or something like that, but singing nonetheless)!  I've never heard him really sing, aside from in church or in jest.  It made my heart overflow with love for them both.
It also made me think of the verse from Zephaniah:
"The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing."  (Zephaniah 3:17)
It was a beautiful picture of how Almighty God, the creator of the universe, takes great delight in us and rejoices over us in singing. 

Caleb, one day when you're older, I  hope you read this, and realize just how much your daddy loves you, even right from the beginning.  Even more importantly, I pray that you see your father's great love for you as only a mere drop in the bucket compared to your Heavenly Father's immense love for you.