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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Come to My Garden

Come to My Garden
Nestled in the hill
There I’ll keep you safe beside me
Come to My Garden
Rest there in my Arms
There I’ll see you safely grown
And on your way
Stay there in my garden
Where Love grows free and wild
Come to My Garden
Come sweet Child

(child)
Lift me up and lead me to the garden
Where Love grows free and wild
Where I’ll find you and I’ll find you love me too.

This is the song I love to sing to my children when I’m rocking them to sleep at night. I think the imagery is so sweet. I can just picture this mother taking her child to this garden to protect him. It comes from the musical The Secret Garden.

My son loves, “The Garden Song,” as he calls it, and asks for it when he’s really tired. It’s the only thing that will put him to sleep. Lol. Maybe my singing is that boring.

I love to rock my children to sleep at night and just protect them. I enjoy that time just before they go to sleep and just when they wake up. They are so sweet. Plus, it’s the only time my 3-year-old will let me cuddle him anymore.

This post was written as part of this month's Blog Exchange by Kendra over at Dramatized Reality. She has a 3-year-old son and a 6-month-old daughter. When she’s not keeping busy with her children, she likes to play the piano, scrapbook, read and sew.

Alex Elliot's blog exchange post this month may be found on Dramatized Reality. Click here to check out the other posts this month, and to get more info on the blog exchange.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 3:45 AM   7 comments
7 Comments:

  • At 3/01/2007 10:18 AM, Blogger Jodi said…

    I love that, and i love the show the Sacret Garden. I am a musical junkie. But I was convinced I was the only person who saw it.

     

  • At 3/01/2007 10:21 AM, Anonymous nutmeg said…

    I love the words to that song. I too sing to my babies until they're old enough to hold their ears!

     

  • At 3/01/2007 12:05 PM, Anonymous Laura Lohr said…

    No more cuddling after three? I better get my cuddles in now!

    I don't think I have heard that song before. I will have to listen for it.

     

  • At 3/01/2007 12:27 PM, Blogger Damselfly said…

    Cuddle time with your toddler while listening to a special song -- how sweet!

     

  • At 3/01/2007 3:03 PM, Blogger Amanda said…

    My 2.5 year old already has times when she cracks the door to the days when she'll not want to cuddle as she used to. Beautiful post.

     

  • At 3/01/2007 4:16 PM, Anonymous Jenn said…

    that is such a sweet song - I can see why he asks for it! :D

    (via The Blog Exchange)

     

  • At 3/02/2007 12:22 AM, Blogger Alex Elliot said…

    I loved the book. Sounds like a sweet song.

     
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