So I've normally been pretty in-different about Taylor Swift, liking only a few of her songs really...my favorite song of hers being "Safe and Sound" from the Hunger Games soundtrack. Well as of recently I've been complaining of her new teeny-bopper song "Never Getting Back Together" saying how it was ruining my life because it's infested every radio station there ever was and I hear it 3 times in a 15 minute commute...
I happened to see KSL's news website tonight and saw that Taylor had read a mother's blog about her 4 year old son Ronan, and his loss to his battle with cancer, and Taylor used lines from her blog to write a song for him. It's called Ronan and whoever buys it from iTunes the proceeds go to the fight against cancer. So I looked this song up and literally bawled my face off listening to it. I now have the utmost respect for Taylor Swift no matter how awful I think some of her songs may be. I've been reading Maya's blog as she documented her sweet little Ronan's journey and it's heart-wrenching.
Again I'm reminded how easily my own life and happiness can change at the drop of a hat. How it's such an incredible, yet taken for granted, blessing that my baby is so strong and healthy and happy. I could lose that at any moment. I know I can't live in constant fear of these horrible things that happen to good people, fearing them wont prevent them from happening. But what I can do is make sure that I treat each day like it might be the last one as life as I know it with my baby, and my husband. Things like this keep whats really important in check for me. Some days my house is a wreck and my dishes could be accused for trying to take over the world. But those are usually the best days because they were spent on the floor with my son, or outside with him, or at the library reading books, or on the couch cuddling watching movies. In fact some days Buck will say, "It's great that you play with Kallan so much, but um, can you maybe do something about the house today?"
My heart goes out to Maya and her family, and my respect goes to Taylor Swift, for making a difference and taking the initiative to tribute that little boy. She can sing whatever songs she wants, no matter how annoying :) Thank you for helping remind me what's important.
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"...I may not be a poet, 'cause I ain't so good on words. I may not stand before you like a Knight in Shining Armor. I may not be the best of Singers, there's better guys I've heard. I may not drive a Fancy car, I don't know what it's for. I may not be the one who gets to shower you with Diamonds. I may not be a Rich Man, but you can't call me Poor, 'cause I know how to Love You Well." -Tim Mcgraw
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