I originally wrote this post for our family blog but wanted to share it with those who read Carrington's blog. I hope it will touch your hearts the way it touched mine. Now if you will excuse me I must go clean the smeared mascara off of my face from crying through the whole message and video:)
Parents, and I mean all parents, want the best for their child and it is no different for Brian and I. We do not always see eye-to eye immediately on what that may be but with some discussion and understanding we meet each other and together work to make sure the best is there for our 7 children. Brian shows his passion for his children in a different manner than I do but there is no daddy who will fight any greater for these children than Brian would. Every day he goes to work and deals with some less than smart people yet comes home to our house full of loving chaos and jumps right in. I would rather have Brian's love for his family than any material good here on Earth. God has blessed me not only as a mom of 8 children but with the love and support of a wonderful husband. Once I stopped running from God and really just turned to Him and said I was ready to run His way is when my life really took off.
I love each of my children for who they are! Some days I do find myself wishing a certain one could do this or would say that just so I know we are making progress but if I would only stop and perhaps journal just one thing each of them did that day I do believe my eyes and heart would burst open at just how far each of them has progressed. (Thanks, D for that great idea!) Iwill be the mom who will drive my car alongside my child as he or she travels down a new road. I will be the one who stands up to those who tell me or Brian that our child "cannot..." and most importantly I will love them and treasure the fact that God chose ME to be the mom to 8 beautiful blessings! I will be the mom who is standing in the very heart of the fire because I want do not want to survive my life with my children I want to live it!
Watch this video more than once. Watch it first for the message via the pictures and then watch it again and listen to the words. They are not just words to do a country western dance to. These are words to share with those who question our decision for special needs adoption so they too can understand the love every child needs to feel. And finally, listen to the song and the message so we all can open our hearts to a greater understanding of God's love for all He creates.
8 comments:
oh that video!!! i think I saw it for the first time when i was either pregnant with Em or right after she was born. Makes me sob!!! I love it!
Thanks for sharing it with us!!
You didn't tell us we we're going to need a Kleenex. That is awesome!!. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hugs
It's me again. I posted this on my blog because it's so powerful, both your words and the video. I've watched it twice now, listened to the words and cried both times. Hugs
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I just LOVE this video. Makes me so proud of my son.
What a powerful message! You are an amazing mother, and Carrington and the rest of your children are so blessed to have you! Keep believing in them, and they will do great things!
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Thanks for sharing. I'd forgotten about that video. I always liked it when it first came out! Now I live it and understand it even more. :)
I have always LOVED that song. My brother will be 37 in July and has DS. When I was little I would watch the video with him and we would have relay races outside and try to "make a movie" like the video. He is the reason I am who I am and the reason I became a social worker to advocate and stand up for people of all abilities. "Life is NOT tried, it is mearly survived if your standing outside the fire". And I am happy to be standing right in the dang middle of it!
Brooke Annessa
www.theannessafamily.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for posting that video. When I was a kid, I didn't have very much recorded music - a few cassette tapes. Sometimes I would listen to the radio with a blank cassette ready to hit "record" if a promising song came on. I managed to get a few clips of a variety of songs, but I usually never knew who had sung them. I'm a missionary kid from Germany, so I wasn't exactly on top of North American pop culture. "Standing Outside the Fire" was one of the songs that made me hit "record". I've lost those tapes years ago and have never really thought of the song since. Last week we completed our first official steps towards, God willing, adopting a son with DS. It was incredibly moving to see the video and realize the story behind it. Now that song means not only sweet memories of my childhood but sweet dreams of the future. Thank you again.
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