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| My babies 2003 |
Ever hear a song many times and interpret one way, then all of a sudden hear it one day and get a totally different idea from it? Well, that happened to me today. I have heard "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts for 5 or 6 years now and always thought it was a nice song about two people in love with one going off to pursue a dream. Today, as the song came on the radio, I thought of my children.
As the song played and got to the chorus, tears formed in my eyes. I began to realize in a few short years, my children would be venturing out on their own.
But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
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| Our family August 2011 |
The rest of the lyrics touched me just as much. I drove to town this morning fighting back the tears at the thought I will have two in high school with the last one close behind in 8th grade this school year. When I think of how quickly the years have passed, I get emotional. I love their growing independence, but still get nervous when they are not all with me. I feel best when I have them all at home. I have never thought of myself as an overly sheltering mother since I don't shield them from all of life's unsavory aspects. Nonetheless, I feel most secure when I know exactly where each are and who they're with. This song reminds me that the time will come when I have to let go. I pray that when the time comes, they will hold tight to all they have been taught. Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." We have done our best to train our child in the ways of The Lord, and we hold tight to this promise. The day is nearing when I will have to say to them, "This is my wish, I hope you know somebody loves you."
