This Mom thing I'm doing, is ever so amazing! I have been truly blessed with what I can claim are the two best darn kids a mother could ask for.. At two years old , my son is smart, sweet, opinionated, LOVES his sister, crafty, sporty, he's just such a little fireball.. Fitting we named him Keagan which means Ball of Fire...and then I have my Ainsley.. .. ( whose name means meadow ) Who is stepping not quite in her brothers footsteps but at four months she is showing excitement for the world around her, a love of texture and colour, and her smile... my goodness her smile.. She was born with a natural strawberry birth mark on her center forehead.. sixth chakra.. perhaps it's just a birthmark, but for me. It's a reminder that she is wise, I see it in her calm and happy..and I know that it's my job to nurture and encourage them to live well and love life as well as themselves. This has to start with me.. loving not only them with all my heart but being true to who I am as a person..and also learning from them, these little teeny people have so much to teach! I've learned so much from them in these short two years already.
So My First Challenge... as the title of the post hints. I want to fill my house with music and dancing.... There are few things I feel I'm super good at... and these two are far from perfected talents.. but I enjoy them, and when we have joy in something, we have the ability to transfer that joy to others by sharing them. The title of my post is from a song I learned in public school back in the days when religion was shared, prayers were read, and it was ok for my grade 3 teacher to teach us bible songs in public school :) How times have changed. I am planning each morning as my kids wake up to sing them this song, that has stuck with me all these years and popped out of my mouth on the most needed occasions.. simple, happy, and a reminder of what a new day can bring.. happiness , change, music, release of worries.... here is the song;
Gonna rise up singing
It’s a brand new day
I see the sun is a-shinin and the rain isn’t fallin
Like it was just yesterday
And I feel like livin
Got a reason to say (-ay-ay)
Gonna rise up singin, throw my troubles away
Cause it’s a brand new day.
So that's it.. this weeks goal. Simple Perhaps. But I plan on singing... sharing my love with my children.. and this positive message we all need to hear. "Gonna rise up singing, throw my troubles away Cause it's a brand NEW DAY"
"I Feel Like Livin'" How about you? Sing with me this week?.....
~In Love And Light,
Always Andrea
