{"id":15401,"date":"2013-05-06T18:05:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:05:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-05-06T18:05:05","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:05:05","slug":"A-Song-for-Moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=15401","title":{"rendered":"A Song for Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nMonths on end without a good night\u2019s sleep. Packed, hectic days that blur from one to the next. The incessant, daily grind of homefront tasks. And the cries, whines, and tantrums that are part and parcel of early childhood. Such seems to be life for most parents of young children in our society. <\/p>\n

As Mother\u2019s Day approaches (in the USA), I\u2019d like to share with you a song which may be an encouragement to a mom that you know, or to you if you\u2019re a mom. It\u2019s a song called \u201cOne Heartbeat at a Time\u201d<\/i><\/b> from Steven Curtis Chapman\u2019s 2007 album This Moment.<\/i><\/b> It\u2019s not one of his better-known songs, but it ought to be! As a dad, I found that it deeply resonated with me and lifted my spirit, too. Here\u2019s some of what Steven sings:
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\nYou\u2019re up all night with a screaming baby
\nYou run all day at the speed of life
\nAnd every day you feel a little bit less
\nLike the beautiful woman you are<\/p>\n

So you fall into bed when you run out of hours
\nAnd you wonder if anything worth doing got done
\nOh, maybe you just don\u2019t know
\nOr maybe you\u2019ve forgotten<\/p>\n

You, you are changing the world
\nOne little heartbeat at a time
\nMaking history with every touch
\nAnd every smile<\/p>\n

Oh, you, you may not see it now
\nBut I believe that time will tell
\nHow you, you are changing the world
\nOne little heartbeat at a time<\/p>\n

With every, \u201cI know you can do it\u201d
\nAnd every tear that you kiss away
\nSo many little things that seem to go unnoticed
\nThey\u2019re just like the drops of rain, over time they become a river<\/p>\n

And you, you are changing the world
\nOne little heartbeat at a time <\/i>
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\nThis song reminds us that even the little, seemingly routine things have, potentially, incredible value. So if you know a mom who could use a little pick-me-up, pass along this song to them as part of your Mother\u2019s Day wishes. And for you moms who are feeling weary lately \u2013 or perhaps perpetually \u2013 may this song warm your soul. You can listen to it here.<\/a> (It’s also available on Amazon.com and iTunes.)
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\n(A portion of this post first appeared at FINDINGbalance<\/i>.com.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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