Life Uncommon

C. over at A Big Fish asked me these questions

1. What is the best memory you have from your childhood?
2. Have you ever had a special pet that you especially remember?
3. What song would you say 'describes' you?
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1. In grade two a girl named Charlotte Brown got my name in the Christmas gift exchange in our class. She came and asked me what I wanted. I told her a doll. Throughout school we weren't supposed to let people know whose name we had never mind ask them what they wanted. Charlotte was akin to an angel in my life. That is how I remember her.

She was a pixie like girl with the most beautiful sparkling brown eyes. Receiving the asked for doll that class Christmas party was more than exciting. I could hardly believe it. It was a beautiful doll. I felt special. I felt chosen. I will write another post soon about what this memory triggered for me and how remembering this girl and her gift to me helped me on the path to healing.

2. My mom loved animals. She once told me that her mom was better with animals than she was with people. My mom has the same gift with animals. I have often thought that maybe my mom and granny figured animals were safer than people. The relationship less confusing. You love an animal, they love you back. Many of them love you any which way you treat them.

Once when I was a kid my mom rescued an injured sea gull from the highway. It had something wrong with its wing. I let it ride around on my shoulder. It was such a cool feeling. I think the bird only lasted one day and night before it disappeared but the feeling of that bird riding around on my shoulder was thrilling.

3. This was the hardest question to answer. My choice is a song by Jewel called Life Uncommon. My favourite movie is Braveheart. I love the word freedom. If you can listen to this song it may haunt you. It may become a prayer. Jesus lived a life uncommon.

Here are the lyrics to Jewel's song:

Don't worry mother, it'll be alright
And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep tight
It'll be fine lover of mine
It'll be just fine

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon

I've heard your anguish, I've heard your hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
Set down your chains, until only faith remains
Set down your chains

And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that
which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon

There are plenty of people who pray for peace
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
Let your words enslave no one and the heavens will hush themselves
To hear our voices ring out clear
With sounds of freedom
Sounds of freedom

Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way
There is a new army coming and we are armed with faith
To live, we must give
To live

And lend our voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead....
Lend our voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend our strength to that which we wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And we shall lead a life uncommon