For My Boys
I heard the new song by Jason Mraz yesterday called "I won't Give Up." I just love it. My favorite part is: "And when you're needing your space /To do some navigating
/I'll be here patiently waiting
/To see what you find." I was crying in my car last night listening to it and thinking of my boys and how quickly they're growing. How darn hard it is to make the right decisions for them. To find the balance between protecting them and letting them find their own way....
Sometimes I think that we are so lucky to be parents in today's time. We have so much information right at our fingertips. Got a question? Just Google it! How different it is now from when my Mom was raising babies. I remember her telling me how she could only even talk to her Mom once a week because it was long distance. I'm so blessed that even when we lived in another state, I could still talk to family daily. We have countless resources of information available 24 hours a day. But, sometimes it's overwhelming trying to weed through all of that information to make an informed decision. It seems like you can easily find articles on both sides of any fence. At the end of the day, you still have to make your parenting decisions based on instinct, you just have to read a ton of stuff before you feel comfortable doing that.
When my boys are grown, my hope for them is that they are grateful. That they have peace in this world that is filled with mayhem. That they can find moments of silence in every day to reflect, to talk with God and to feel surrounded by beauty. And, most of all, I want them to be joyful. I don't think that our society actually encourages these things. In our adult lives, we have to make a point to carve out time for this and to be these things. It is intentional. It is a choice. It's important to us (Shane and I) that we teach them the power of reflection, of listening to your inner voice and of following your heart. These are the things that are way more important to us than anything else. If you are grateful and you have joy, happiness will find you.
I'm not sure if the link will work for the you tube video, but here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-4u9W-bns
Here are the lyrics:
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
Well there's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up
I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use the tools and gifts
We got yeah we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn, how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I got, and what I'm not
And who I am
Posted in: on Friday, April 20, 2012 at at 9:53 PM
