“R-i-i-s-e and sh-i-i-ne and give God the glory ... glory!! R-i-i-se and sh-i-i-ne ...” I sang to wake my young kids each morning to begin our homeschooling routine.
Though they’re older now and less enthused, I still serenade them from sleep when their alarm clocks fail to rescue them from my pre-dawn Mom performance before heading out for their dual-credit classes. In these late teen years, my boisterous tune elicits more groans than grins.
