5 Minutes for Special Needs

I don't have much free time on the internet anymore, but I do have a few favorite sites that I like to check out. One is called 5 minutes for special needs. When I'm having a down day, I especially like to hang out there for a bit. Sometimes they also bring some cool products to my attention like Activeion. Maybe I need to make my website really cool so companies will give me free things to review! There are so many great things to do with my time but only so many hours in the day...

A Fresh Start

With a new school year approaching I decided to wipe my blog clean and have a fresh start. This will be an interesting year. I'll be homeschooling in the mornings, teaching music and performing arts a few afternoons a week, and my oldest son will be attending a Waldorf school. I'm knee-deep in planning amidst our summer activities, and I'm excited for the upcoming year. We're converting our garage into a schoolroom, so I'll have to post some before and after pictures when we're all finished.

I Hope You Dance

Lee Ann Womack sings an awesome song entitled, "I Hope You Dance." This song has become our family's theme song, so I thought it would be a perfect title for my blog.

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.
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking.
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth making.
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter.
When you come close to selling 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.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance.
(Rolling us along.)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(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.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance.
(Rolling us along.)
I hope you dance .
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on the years and wonder)
I hope you dance.
(Where those years have gone.)
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance.
(Wants to look back on the years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone.)