Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Dance Like There's Nobody Watching...

"You've got to dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on Earth..."
- Williams W. Purkey
I was looking for inspiration tonight for 31 for 21 day 6 when I found it somewhere I wasn't even expecting. One thing that has always made me proud about my family is our ability to live, laugh, and love...(yes, I know that's a cliche, but it's also the truth). We have fun in the silliest ways and a lot of that is thanks to the great sense of humor of Chris (and Colin now too!).

Our favorite song these days came on and even though I was cleaning up from dinner, Chris told me to get Colin and go and dance with him...

To this song...



Now, I realize that this song is written with another purpose in mind (it's more about a couple), but for us, the chorus rings true...
We are stuck like glue...to each other.

Yes, we have a child with a Down Syndrome, but we don't act like it. We love him, we enjoy life, and we laugh together...as much as possible. We don't treat him any differently than we would any other child because there is no need to. He is just a little boy, living with any ordinary mommy and daddy...and being loved all the same...
Grab someone in your family and celebrate being Stuck Like Glue!!

5 comments:

Nana said...

Thanks for getting me choked up!! That was beautiful!! Love, Nana

ch said...

WE like to boogie to that one, too! Love, love you Colin! And LOVE watching that spin around the dance floor. We all need a Chris to remind us to put the chores aside for a little bit and spin around the room with a cute blondie. Grab 'em if you've got 'em...xoxo

Kelly said...

AWESOME post Kelli!!! I love that song too, but I bet the dance was even better! (well, you do have the best dance partner=) I always catch myself thinking...."if someone could see how silly we were behind closed doors, they would probably have us committed!! lol These little loves of ours just make us appreciate all that we have and to live life to its fullest!! LIVE, LAUGH LOVE!.........ABSOLUTELY=)

Rochelle said...

We dance like nobodys watching too (and hopefully nobody really is because I am sure it would be a crack up!)

Derek, Kenzee and Gage said...

Cute!!