Music has always spoken to my soul. I can't sing worth a darn, but I'm an avid listener and carpool karaoker. I love all sorts of genres - pop, country, classical, show tunes, jazz, hip hop... There's not much I don't like, well, maybe some of the stuff on Coach Man's playlist, but even that sometimes grows on me, oh and the Caillou theme song, but who really loves that?
Songs take me back to places, songs make me feel, and they make me ponder. While on a short Michigan trip with the family this summer, Roo boy put his headphones on my ears and said Mom don't you like this one? It was I Like Me Better by Lauv. Yes, yes, I do, but I change it up a little in my head. Doesn't everyone?
It makes me think of how far Coach Man and I have come over our 18 married years. Yes, there have been more than a few bumps in the road, but I do like me better as his wife. I'm absolutely sure this was my vocation. Not a doubt in my soul. But moreover, I like me better when I'm with them, all three of them - Coach Man, Roo boy and Lou girl. I love my role as wife and mother. I like the person I want to be for them. I'm constantly challenged in this role to figure out how to be the best version of myself for them. It keeps me on my toes. Some days I feel like I'm rocking it and some days I want to crawl back in bed and hit the reset button. It's just how it goes, but that never stops my desire to be the best I can for them.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta and Lauv may not have tons in common, but I feel like both speak to me in a similar manner. It's all about family and before you go out and try to fix the world, start right where you are.
For me the power of the family unit is so big. Something so special in it, and if you nurture it and strive to give it your best, it molds you and shapes you in amazing ways.
As for me, I'll be over here with these three hooligans singing at the top of my lungs in the car, as we adventure together.
Songs take me back to places, songs make me feel, and they make me ponder. While on a short Michigan trip with the family this summer, Roo boy put his headphones on my ears and said Mom don't you like this one? It was I Like Me Better by Lauv. Yes, yes, I do, but I change it up a little in my head. Doesn't everyone?
It makes me think of how far Coach Man and I have come over our 18 married years. Yes, there have been more than a few bumps in the road, but I do like me better as his wife. I'm absolutely sure this was my vocation. Not a doubt in my soul. But moreover, I like me better when I'm with them, all three of them - Coach Man, Roo boy and Lou girl. I love my role as wife and mother. I like the person I want to be for them. I'm constantly challenged in this role to figure out how to be the best version of myself for them. It keeps me on my toes. Some days I feel like I'm rocking it and some days I want to crawl back in bed and hit the reset button. It's just how it goes, but that never stops my desire to be the best I can for them.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta and Lauv may not have tons in common, but I feel like both speak to me in a similar manner. It's all about family and before you go out and try to fix the world, start right where you are.
If you want to change the world, go home and love your family. -Saint Teresa of Calcutta
I like me better when I'm with (them). - Lauv
For me the power of the family unit is so big. Something so special in it, and if you nurture it and strive to give it your best, it molds you and shapes you in amazing ways.
As for me, I'll be over here with these three hooligans singing at the top of my lungs in the car, as we adventure together.
-Jen
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