I know it's already Tuesday, but, since this is a new venture in my life, you'll just have to forgive me :)
So I decided, just now, that I'd like to feature some music that means SOMETHING to me each week. There might just be a specific musician, special song, or theme of songs that I'd like to touch on, so I'm sure you'll see repeat musicians on here.
*The music I endorse in this list are NOT paid advertisements. I recieve no monetary compensation for promoting them. I simply feel strongly enough about these songs that I want to help share them with anyone I can.*
Music for the week of January 4-8
THEME- Daughter
Steven Curtis Chapman
Specific Songs- Cinderella, Heaven Is The Face
Heartland
Specific Song- I Loved Her First
Tim McGraw
Specific Song- My Little Girl
I realize these songs are all daddy-daughter songs, but they mean a lot to me, for a few reasons.
Firstly, I have a daughter. And I can relate to the songs, even though they ARE from the father's point of view.
'Cinderella' talks about spending each moment with your daughter while you can, because "all too soon the clock will strike midnight, and she'll be gone." And that is sooo true. Our children grow up SO fast. Sissy just turned 8. I can still remember her as an infant, and it just doesn't feel like it was 8 years ago! I wish now that I had cherished her a little more when she was a baby. I've certainly learned my lesson and attempt to make sure she knows how important she is, and I will dance with Cinderella, because I don't want to miss even one song.
"Heaven Is The Face" of my little girl. While the deep meaning of this song speaks about the daughter Steven Curtis Chapman lost a few years ago in a tragic accident, this song speaks to me because it reminds me that Heaven IS the face of MY little girl. And for you, Heaven is the face of YOUR little girl. Meaning there is just nothing can be closer to the love, joy, beauty, and miracle of Heaven than the face of an innocent little girl.
"I Loved Her First" talks about a daddy giving his daughter away at her wedding. I know one day my husband and I will be attending our daughter's wedding, and as I watch him walk her down the aisle to be joined with her husband, I know that I will have done my best to raise her, teach her, lead her, and love her, and I will be allowing her to leave the safety of my wing to live her own life and start her own family. It will be a bittersweet moment.
and lastly, "My Little Girl" also speaks about a daughter growing up and finding her own wings- but to 'never forget the road that leads you home'. That's the relationship I HOPE to have with my daughter when she is older and out of the nest. Live your own life, make your own mistakes- but never forget where you came from, and always know I'm here to offer advice or lend a helping hand.
The second way these songs affect me is because I look at my husband and feel proud of him. I can only imagine how hard it is to be a father. There's so many dangers in this world, and he knows it's his job to protect her and help teach her the things that I can not. The love between my husband and our daughter is unconditional, unbreakable, and there's just nothing more sweet to me than to see them play together, dance together, and love each other.
Lastly, these songs affect me because I do not have a relationship with my father. I'm not sure, at this point in my life, who's fault it is that I grew away from him. True, he was quite cruel. But maybe I was too sensitive? If that's the case, then why couldn't he ease up on me? Why couldn't he recognize my weaknesses and pain and cater to them? Maybe I should have tried to be more understanding? How is a 12 year old supposed to be understanding? What could I have done different to FEEL like he loved me? My mom says that he loved me. I just wish I could have felt it.
Unfortunately, his love IS conditional. I found that out as I grew up and started my own family.
So, now, as I listen to these songs, I think about the relationship between my father and I when I was a child, and my heart breaks. And the lack of relationship now, hurts as well. I just wish I could have felt the connection with him that the daddy in these songs has with their daughters.
But it will never happen, and for the most part I don't dwell on it.
I love my daughter, and her daddy loves her. UN-conditionally. For EVER.
She will ALWAYS be our baby.
ALWAYS.
Firstly, I have a daughter. And I can relate to the songs, even though they ARE from the father's point of view.
'Cinderella' talks about spending each moment with your daughter while you can, because "all too soon the clock will strike midnight, and she'll be gone." And that is sooo true. Our children grow up SO fast. Sissy just turned 8. I can still remember her as an infant, and it just doesn't feel like it was 8 years ago! I wish now that I had cherished her a little more when she was a baby. I've certainly learned my lesson and attempt to make sure she knows how important she is, and I will dance with Cinderella, because I don't want to miss even one song.
"Heaven Is The Face" of my little girl. While the deep meaning of this song speaks about the daughter Steven Curtis Chapman lost a few years ago in a tragic accident, this song speaks to me because it reminds me that Heaven IS the face of MY little girl. And for you, Heaven is the face of YOUR little girl. Meaning there is just nothing can be closer to the love, joy, beauty, and miracle of Heaven than the face of an innocent little girl.
"I Loved Her First" talks about a daddy giving his daughter away at her wedding. I know one day my husband and I will be attending our daughter's wedding, and as I watch him walk her down the aisle to be joined with her husband, I know that I will have done my best to raise her, teach her, lead her, and love her, and I will be allowing her to leave the safety of my wing to live her own life and start her own family. It will be a bittersweet moment.
and lastly, "My Little Girl" also speaks about a daughter growing up and finding her own wings- but to 'never forget the road that leads you home'. That's the relationship I HOPE to have with my daughter when she is older and out of the nest. Live your own life, make your own mistakes- but never forget where you came from, and always know I'm here to offer advice or lend a helping hand.
The second way these songs affect me is because I look at my husband and feel proud of him. I can only imagine how hard it is to be a father. There's so many dangers in this world, and he knows it's his job to protect her and help teach her the things that I can not. The love between my husband and our daughter is unconditional, unbreakable, and there's just nothing more sweet to me than to see them play together, dance together, and love each other.
Lastly, these songs affect me because I do not have a relationship with my father. I'm not sure, at this point in my life, who's fault it is that I grew away from him. True, he was quite cruel. But maybe I was too sensitive? If that's the case, then why couldn't he ease up on me? Why couldn't he recognize my weaknesses and pain and cater to them? Maybe I should have tried to be more understanding? How is a 12 year old supposed to be understanding? What could I have done different to FEEL like he loved me? My mom says that he loved me. I just wish I could have felt it.
Unfortunately, his love IS conditional. I found that out as I grew up and started my own family.
So, now, as I listen to these songs, I think about the relationship between my father and I when I was a child, and my heart breaks. And the lack of relationship now, hurts as well. I just wish I could have felt the connection with him that the daddy in these songs has with their daughters.
But it will never happen, and for the most part I don't dwell on it.
I love my daughter, and her daddy loves her. UN-conditionally. For EVER.
She will ALWAYS be our baby.
ALWAYS.
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