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Sing, Mothers! Sing!
My favorite quote from Sarah Plain and Tall:
Of their prospective step-mother Caleb asks, "Does she sing?" The reply, "Tell Caleb I sing."
Singing. Do we recognize this as an essential part of mothering? Caleb didn't ask, "Does she sing WELL?" Only, "Does she sing?" Sing to your children mothers, even during pregnancy, no matter if you are talented or not. With practice you will see improvement, but regardless, to your babes you will sound like an angel.
As rain falls on a window, the years they've rolled on by so much time has thundered past, Now I'm looking out this pane of glass at the life shared by you and I
God/Life has been good to you and me we've managed to raise our family, at times our pockets were empty, but our hearts were always full of love
Yes, God/Life has been good to you and me we've managed to raise our family, at times our pockets were empty, but our hearts were always full of love
All these years have rumbled past and times weren't always fun, my brown hair is slowly turning grey some things I'd do another way but I wouldn't change our path
'Cause God/Life has been good to you and me we've managed to raise our family, at times our pockets were empty, but our hearts were always full of love
O, my little ones, it's time to rest in your beds O, my little ones, it's time to rest your sweet heads.
Angels will watch over you while you are sleeping In peace you can slumber without any weeping.
God loves little children He said,'' Let them come unto me.'' God loves little children by his side He wants you to be.
Blessed are you my children, so good, honest and true I love you my children, and God loves you, too.
This cool, young chic named Daniela (whom I found on youtube) sang this song for me!!! Yay! I am so thrilled, she did an awesome job and I am so grateful. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!!
Awake, awake, child*, and put on His strength, then lift up your eyes to the heavens and sing child, sing Praise God, our King!
Let thy peace flow as a river thy righteousness as waves of the sea Praise the Lord thy Redeemer Let his Spirit set you free!
With joy wend your way as you sing everyday, then lift up your eyes to the heavens and sing child sing, break forth and sing, Praise God our Father, our Savior and King!
(*can be subsituted with momma, children, sister, daughter, son, baby, father, brother.)
Sometimes I sing this song to the children in the morning to wake them up. Below is my rendition.
Do you remember that night so long ago, I could never forget it, oh, no
We were watching TV, an old black and white movie Sitting hand in hand I looked into your eyes the feeling was soo intense Then it all made sense I knew you were the man for me
Chorus
Now all these years have gone by and many times we've made each other cry But some how, our love has grown, our love has grown, our love has grown Some how our love has grown
I thank God that you're in my life all these years I've been your wife Once all these kids are on their own (have grown), we'll have some time alone and I'll say:
Verse
How fast these years, they've come and gone, I will never forget 'em oh, no
At times its been like TV or 'n old black and white movie walking hand in hand, I look into your eyes, the feelings are still intense it just makes sense there's no other man for me Chorus
I thank God, we'll have more than this life, in heaven I'll still be your wife we'll take this love of ours home Yes, I've always known, that you, you are the man for me
Verse Anguish had taken hold of me Rivers of water ran down my eyes The world weighed me down and I nearly drowned in the river of tears swellin’ round me
Chorus So I cried unto Him, How I cried unto Him, Save me Lord, O, merciful Lord, Please, Deliver me!
I was down on the floor knocking at His door, My tears did dry when he answered my cry On eagles wings my soul did soar when I heard the words, O, my daughter, Weep, no more!
Verse I’d been fed with the bread of adversity In the midst of choking on all the strife I turned to him to preserve my life
Chorus I cried unto Him, How I cried unto Him, Hear me Lord, O, merciful Lord, Please, Deliver me!
I was down on the floor knocking at His door He was gracious and answered my cry on eagles wings my soul did fly It flew high in the sky and I did weep, no more! Yes, I did weep no more!
They say its darkest before the dawn I know that Jesus will lighten this darkness
By His light, His marvelous light He’ll guide my way to a brand new day, a brand new day
The Light of the World is His name, The powers of darkness He overcame It was His plan to overcome all the evil that had been done
Christ was tried, truly tried, before he died we’re told he cried, O, my Father, if it can be let this cup pass from me But not my will, no not my will, not my will, but Thine be done, Thy will be done
The Light of the World is His name, The powers of darkness He overcame Through obedience He overcame By His grace I’ll do the same I’ll do the same
By His light, His marvelous light He’ll guide my way to a brand new day a brand new day
To my friends who are American Idol fans (and others),
Can you believe that I watched American Idol tonight for the first time and I about fell out of my seat! Here's why:
A few years ago I tried my hand at lyric writing and I created several songs. One was about my dad who was killed by a drunk driver on New Year's Eve. I took it to a gal from my church named Brooke White. Brooke is a professional singer and she agreed to give me feedback and some pointers. At the end of our first meeting she said that she thought the song was really good and that it could "go somewhere."
My dream with this song is to have it recorded and used by M.A.D.D for the presentations that they do in schools. I would love to see my song used to help stop drunk driving. I don't care if I never made a dime off the song, I would love to see it utilized somehow. That's one of my major dreams in life.
Imagine my sursprise when I happened to see Brooke performing on American Idol as one of the finalists! I hope she wins as she is very talented and very genuinely nice and generous. She spent about 3-4 hours with me developing my song for free.
When we first met I played my rendition of my song for her that I had taped on my hand held tape recorder (which was EMBARASSING 'cause I sing so bad.) Well, she said, "What you need is help with the melody." And she picked up her guitar and started playing/singing my song and it was incredible to hear it sung so well!!!!
I recorded her singing it with my hand held tape recorder. She said then, that I could never put the recording on the internet or distribute it because of her contracts. (I wish that I could share it as I want to get the message out about drunk driving and her name recognition would sure help reach young people!!)
In the back of mind I wonder if she'd ever help me get it recorded, (God willing it will get recorded somehow).....
Anyway, another "cool" thing is she gave me a copy of the cd that she had just finished recording at the time. My daughter lamented that I didn't have Brooke sign it!:) I bet she'll have no problem selling her cd now!!!
It is unfortunate that Brooke's grandfather was also killed by a drunk driver. Check out my DUI Victim's Voice website dedicated to giving victims of drunk driving a voice.
(Record YOUR rendition of the song and email it to me mamabaig@yahoo.com)
Fun In A Bottle By Susana Fierro-Baig Copyright 2005
It was 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day in ’75, My young love died, My Jimmy died.
When a drunk man went out for a ride, That’s the night that I cried, When my Jimmy died, I lost my love in ’75.
Some people think they need a drink To have a good time. So they test their luck and spend a buck, On an innocent life.
But fun is no fun, It’s just a lot of misery.
When their foot hits the throttle, Fun in a bottle aint no fun at all. ‘Cuz it’s the end of a life, for a beloved husband and wife, And that’s, that’s no fun.
My love, let’s go back just 10 minutes before, I won’t let you through the door. No, Jimmy, don’t go out that door. ‘Cuz if you do, you’re not coming back my love. So stay with me, Just stay with me.
God, why do people think they need a drink To have a good time? They test their luck and spend a buck, On an innocent life.
Fun is no fun. Just a lot of misery
When their foot hits the throttle Fun in a bottle aint no fun at all. ‘Cuz it’s a son and a daughter, left alone without a father, And that’s, that’s no fun.
Jimmy when you lost your life, I lost my life too. Our hearts were shattered, Our dreams didn’t matter, When death tolled for you.
Fun is no fun, Just a lot of misery.
When his foot hits the throttle Fun in a bottle aint no fun at all. Now he’s gone, for a time But there’s still eternal life, And that’s, that’s my prayer.
In ’75 my young love died, That’s the night that I cried When my Jimmy died. I can’t wait to see him on the other side, On life’s other side, I’ll be by his side, By his side.
********************************************* I recently asked a singer name Sarah to record her rendition of my song for YouTube and she did! Sept. 2008
I thought you might enjoy hearing it.
Please help me promote this video by taking a moment to DIGG this video if you are on Digg. You can also visit my new blog as well as the new store that I just set up. At the DUI Victims Voice store I am selling t-shirts at cost so that people can share the anti-drunk driving message.
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Over the years I have developed such a love for music, that I have written my own songs and lullabies. It is my dream to create a CD to inspire mothers through music. I believe music is special and moves us unlike any other art medium.
During pregnancy (and mothering) music is an important means of feeling peaceful and fostering spirituality as music moves the innermost part of our being. It releases us from our cares, takes us to far away places in the space of time and imagination as it vibrates within our heart, body, and mind. It soothes our worries and fills us with hope and faith as we feel the light of the Spirit fill our souls (particularly when we praise God through song.)
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