Life Uncommon

This post is dedicated to a dear friend ~ you know who you are! ;-) She recently shared this song with me. It touched my heart. Brought me to tears. I feel compelled to post it here as a reminder to myself of this time and my gratitude for her thoughtfulness. It is an anthem for those of us dealing with IF. As my sweet friend told me, this song is "really perfect for what we face with IF...worry, fear, and ultimately the desire for freedom from these things."

She is so right.

I have been fortunate enough to "meet" several women dealing with IF in cyberspace. It's easy to "talk" to and connect with people who get it. Who understand where you're at, where you've been, and sometimes, where you're going. I am blessed to have some dear friends all because of our journeys with IF.

If you are dealing with IF, listen to this song. Listen to these words. As we lead this "Life Uncommon", let us be free.

Thank you for sharing this with me, my friend.

p.s. before you play this song, be sure to "click" pause on the music player at the bottom to turn off that music! :-)

UPDATE 1/4/09: Because I think these words are so true and I do not want to *loose* them ~ I am moving the lyrics from the sidebar on my blog to this post as I am reorganzing my blog layout.

Life Uncommon - Jewel

Dont worry mother

Itll be alright

And dont worry sister

Say your prayers and sleep tight

And itll be fine

Lover of mine

Itll be just fine

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 you shall lead

A life uncommon

Ive heard your anguish

Ive heard your hearts cry out

We are tired, we are weary

But we arent 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 wouldve come to be

Let your words enslave no one

And the heavens will hush themselves

To hear our voices ring our 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...

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

A life uncommon