"The Climb"

Yes, I know. Miley Cyrus is not the most popular person in the world. But one of her songs does strike a chord in me. A very deep emotional chord. This particular song is "The Climb." It is not just one particular aspect of the song, like the chorus...it's the entire song. Growing up, I was always climbing that up hill battle, of approval from my parents, to be the best in school, to be the best in soccer, and I failed miserably in all of those aspects. I've had an up and down relationship with both of my parents, currently the relationship with my mother is down about as low as you can go, and the relationship with my dad is up. I have often felt lost, like I was walking up a mountain with out any sense of direction. These were the times, where I struggled the most, with self-esteem, with faith, with life in general. It was a struggle to get up and out of bed in the mornings. At times, I didn't want to live. Before I met my husband, I had to struggle through those times alone. Once I met him, he would pick me up and help me up my climb to the top. The chorus to "The Climb" goes like this:

"Every step I'm taking

Every move I make feels

Lost with no direction

My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying

Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain

I'm always gonna wanna make it move

There's always gonna be an uphill battle

Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose"

The chorus in particular can be said of all the kids my husband currently works with and I will be working with come July. All these kids have been climbing one uphill battle after another and some of them lose those battles constantly. These kids don't have to climb their mountains alone. I will be there guiding them along the way, as will my husband and any other person who does what we do. When they get to the other side of the mountain and successfully complete the program, they can raise their hands up to the sky and say "I Made It."

"I look up to the sky
and now the world is mine
I've known it all my life
I made it, I made it!
I used to dream about, the life I'm living now
I know that there's no doubt
I made it, I made it!"

Over and Out,

Fenex