Real World Mom

The Change

One hand
Reaches out
And pulls a lost soul from harm
While a thousand more go unspoken for
They say what good have you done
By saving just this one
It’s like whispering a prayer
In the fury of a storm

And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

This heart
Still believes
The love and mercy still exist
While all the hatred rage and so many say
That love is all but pointless in madness such as this
It’s like trying to stop a fire
With the moisture from a kiss

And I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world will know
That it will not change me

As long as one heart still holds on
Then hope is never really gone

I hear them saying you’ll never change things
And no matter what you do it’s still the same thing
But it’s not the world that I am changing
I do this so this world we know
Never changes me

What I do is so
This world will know
That it will not change me

*Recorded by Garth Brooks
*Written by Tony Arata and Wayne Tester

Yesterday, I was reading my friend Meg’s blog, and she had a photo of this mug in her post. Isn’t it cool?! I can’t help it, I love girly stuff like this (sometimes)!

(FYI:  It’s available from Fred Flare for $17.)

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Give me 5 tips or tricks for keeping your house clean and clutter-free.

1. Try to put things away as you finish using them. Saving it to do “later” usually equals “when there’s a huge pile of crap that needs to be put away.”
2. Don’t have kids!
3. Set up a routine. And stick to it!
4. If you already have children, attempt to confine them to only one room of the house. Or, better yet, the garage!
5. Do a little each day, throughout the day. See #1 for reason why.

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