I Watched the Fireflies

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of you

I remember you holding your jar following wherever they flew

You ran to where they had glowed and stopped when the light faded

Then charged ahead as they lit up again to the next place they paraded

You never gave up but excitedly ran from each old spark to the new

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of you.

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of your joy

How you encountered each creation of God as His gift and not a toy

Amazed you let your fingers be the road on which their tiny legs ran

Then you shouted with glee as their wings lifted them according to His plan

With sparkling eyes as bright as their glow you gave each firefly their due

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of you.

I watched the fire flies tonight, they reminded me so much of you

You asked with honest open hearts “will they be here next year too?”

Not just these but so many more will make their flight each year

Yet your smiles and giggles of delight are what I hold most dear

I wish tonight you had seen them sparkle against a sky of dark blue

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of you.

I watched the fireflies tonight, they reminded me so much of you

Of how your heart seeks know the promises God says are true

I thought of how you are blessed by His gracious gifts of love

And that you believe every good thing comes from the Father above

So I too marvel at this life and all the Lord has carried us through

As I watch the fireflies tonight and they remind me so much of you.

For the world’s three greatest granddaughters