Thoughts on Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day and most of us think of our own Mother's, but I would like to think about my child and how I have enjoyed being a mother to my wonderful daughter. When she turned 21 I made a video of her childhood and added music. This was before you could do that easily on a computer, but it was a precious process for me. It was so much fun finding music that went with the individual clips. The last song on that video tape was one by Nancy LaMott titled Child in Me Again. I could not find a video clip of it on the web to share, but if you would like to listen to it go HERE and click on the song title and listen. It's a good message for us all.

I'D LIKE TO LOSE ALL TIME AGAIN
AND LOOK FOR TREES TO CLIMB AGAIN
RECITE A LITTLE RHYME AGAIN
AND DREAM A RECKLESS DREAM
FOR SOMEONE I'VE EXILED IN ME
AWOKE TODAY AND SMILED IN ME
I NEED TO FIND THE CHILD IN ME AGAIN
OH, I KNOW THAT WE ALL GROW OLDER
GROW SADDER, GROW WISER, GROW COLDER, GROW UP
SO I LOOK FOR MYSELF LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED
OH, I NEED TO RECAPTURE THE TRUTHS I'VE UNLEARNED
THE HONESTY, THE OPEN FACE,
THE SIMPLE FAITH AND EASY GRACE
I DIDN'T SEE THE TIME ERASE
THE CHILD THAT USED TO BE
I'LL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE TO SEE
SHE MAY COME BACK IN STYLE IN ME
I NEED TO FIND THE CHILD IN ME AGAIN
OH, I KNOW THAT WE ALL GROW OLDER
GROW SADDER, GROW WISER, GROW COLDER, GROW UP
SO I LOOK FOR MYSELF LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED
OH, I NEED TO RECAPTURE THE TRUTHS I'VE UNLEARNED
TO FIND MYSELF A CHILD AGAIN
TO MEET THE MORNING MILD AGAIN
TO RUN, HEADLONG AND WILD AGAIN
INTO A DAWNING DREAM
IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A PRECIOUS THING
A PEACE BEYOND IMAGINING
BUT SHE'LL AWAKE AND SMILE IN ME
AND SHE'LL BE RECONCILED IN ME
I NEED TO FIND THE CHILD IN ME AGAIN
I NEED TO FIND THE CHILD IN ME AGAIN