Does Motherhood Really Matter? A Tribute to My Mom
It wasn't until I became a mother that I realized what precious gifts my mom had given to me. She gave her body, her heart, her time, her attention, her sleep... and I rarely gave her the respect and appreciation she deserved.I'm stepping away from your love & relationship questions this week to share a that I wrote to honor motherhood, and in particular my mom, Linda de Azevedo.Written shortly after my parents divorce, and during a time when my mom was questioning the value of her life's contributions to our family and to the the world, I hoped to convey through music my overwhelming gratitude to her for her tender care throughout my life. The little things she did to support our family day in and day out for decades mattered not only to me and to my eight siblings, but they mattered in heaven...the angels carried her.
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AngelsWords & Music: Julie de Azevedo© 1996 Mohrgud Music (BMI)She was a girl just a young girl at nineteen When she left behind her the life she had known Got all dressed up in white to be a new bride And set out to make a house a homeWhen she found herself she was drowning in laundry Up all the night and driving all day And every few years she would come up for air In between lessons carpool & PTABut the angels - they carried her Through the fire and the rain And the angels - they carried her From the end of her rope to the end of her day And the angels - they sang to her When she thought no one was there She had wings and prayers Looking back it's clear She was touching heaven all those yearsWell by now you would think that her house would be empty 'Cause most of the children have grown up and gone I'll be the first who would say that I can't stay away From that woman who gave me my first birth and my first home'Cause the angels have carried her Through the minutes and the days And the angels have carried her To a strong and wise and noble place And the angels still sing to her And I join them in their praise'Cause the angel that carried me 'Til I saw the light of day Was the angel that carried me Through the years of laughter joy and pain And the angel - she sang to me So I knew someone was there I had wings and prayers Looking back it's clear Oh so clear I was touching heaven all those years