My son Leroy is almost 3 and we've been saying forever that he is a drumming prodigy. He's been able to sit at the drumkit on his own since he was 6 months old. He's not typical little kid who just sits there and tries to make as much noise as possible. He has always watched, and then tried to mimic what he's seen.

My daughter, Mcartney, is seven and a half. She has ALWAYS loved to sing and dance. She walks around the house, in her own world, singing her own songs that she's made up. A few weeks ago, she was hanging out with her Nana Rachel, and when I went to pick her up, she brought out the guitar and showed me the song she 'made up'. She didn't make any chords on the guitar, she just strummed that one "chord" that plays when you're just strumming... but the song she had written was amazing!

I've been saying how talented my kids are for quite some time now, and I've done nothing about it. I was feeling very convicted last week at my non-action. I believe that it's MY responsibility to help develop the gifts in my kids... ESPECIALLY when I can so clearly see them!

So... with less talk and more action, I called the best drummer I know. Enoch David. I'm not sure I've ever heard a better drummer - he's the kind of drummer that actually plays the SONG not just the rhythm. It also helps that my kids call him 'Uncle" and he loves my kids almost as much as I do.

Last Thursday, Leroy started his drum lessons. We thought he should only have a ten to fifteen minute lesson each week... he is only 2 after all. And Mcartney wanted to learn drums and guitar. Leroy picked up what he learned right away. Enoch taught him a rhythm to play while counting to 4 twice. Leroy got it. Mcartney started on her theory... the basics. She also really enjoyed the lesson.

I feel so blessed to have someone like Enoch available to my kids to teach them. He is incredibly patient and extremely loving. My kids respond so well to him. He also plays on our church worship team, so to them, he's somewhat of a rock star. =)

I'm so proud of my kids... but I have to say I'm also proud of myself for finally getting off my butt and doing what needed to be done! Even if my kids are just superstars in my eyes... they still deserve to learn how to be those superstars technically and not just 'pretend' in our living room.

Our kids are a gift to us... and it's up to us to be responsible for them and to help them develop the gifts that God has blessed them with!