My Wish...

So there's a Rascal Flatts song titled "My Wish". I loved it from the beginning but it takes on a whole new meaning when I think of my daughter. It goes a little like this...

"I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish."


So that song says it all right? So as Mikayla gets older and more "ornery" I feel bad when I lose my cool with her. I know it's bound to happen b/c when in the history of parenting has a child ALWAYS gotten along with their parent?? While I know I'm human I find myself (several times a day) taking a deep breath and try to remember that she is just stretching her wings and trying to figure out how to be her own person. Then I think about how my parents loved, nurtured, and encouraged me and my sister (ok a little disciplining too...). So this leads me to the phrase I saw on facebook..

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

That about sums up what I feel like my parents taught me (oh and many other things too) and what I hope to instill in Mikayla. Primarily, I just hope she knows that somebody loves her...