I Hope You Dance, My Sons...

Someone recently asked me what are some of my hopes for my children.. What do I want for my kids.. Wow, its really quite a tough question to answer.. As parents, we tend to harbour too many hopes for our kids, and to simply put them into words can be so tough..

Then I remembered a song which I sent a friend when things were rocky for her, I wish for her to hang on to her strength, her faith and have hope.. And now looking back, this song "I Hope You Dance" By Lee Ann Womack describes all my hopes so aptly..

For for both my sons, it is just a simple hope - I hope you will both embrace life with courage and choose to dance to the joys that life offers ...Check out the song in En's JukeBox Ravs!

I Hope You Dance

by Lee Ann Womack

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance, I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin'
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin' out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

I hope you dance, I hope you dance
I hope you dance, I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion, always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder, where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

Dance, I hope you dance
I hope you dance, I hope you dance
I hope you dance, I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone)