The Mending Wall

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Hey Ya'll. I’m Stacy Jagger, also known as The Music with Mommie Lady. Welcome to my Farmhouse! I'm a mom of two and a born-and-raised Nashvillian. I decided to run away and got forty five whole minutes out of town to a ten acre piece of land with two barns, a pond and a 100 year old farmhouse. I am the founder of an early childhood music and movement program called "Music with Mommie", and a postpartum grad school attendee studying to become a child and family therapist. I birthed two beautiful children in the privacy of my own home, and we are beginning the adventures of homeschooling with our precocious 3 1/2 year old daughter. I love New Hampshire, old quilts and pumpkin soup. I love to write songs, teach and come up with great and fabulous ideas. I married the kindest man on the planet. I love old things and old ways. I lived in a cabin without electricity or running water for a year and a half and loved it. I have peed in a slop jar in a ballgown and high heels. I now live on a Tennessee farm with all the modern amenities, which makes my daddy very happy. I believe that hearts are bigger than wallets. My best friend is 76.

Sunday, September 03, 2006

The Mending Wall explained

The first question most people ask about this song is something like, “So, what exactly IS the Mending Wall?”
The Mending Wall is a place where one chooses to go, either figuratively or physically, to make amends to someone special to them. When I was asked to consider writing a song in honor of Ten Thousand Villages' (www.tenthousandvillages.com) Women and Friendship Week, my first thought was, “I feel so unqualified to write a song about this.” But, as I pondered my own relationships with my husband, my sisters, my mother, my girlfriends, the thought came to me that in every close relationship we inevitably and unintentionally hurt each other. But this is the beauty of being human. It gives us the opportunity to sweep our own side of the street and make things right. Many times, our relationships are all the better for it. So making amends doesn’t have to be a drudgery. It can just be a normal part of life.
One of the most powerful moments in my life was when my older sister called me, out of the clear blue, after we had been estranged for many years, and asked me if I would meet her for dinner. She said she had some things she wanted to ask my forgiveness for. I was floored, as I never expected such a thing after so many years of hard feelings and hurtful words. As we sat down to our meal, she had a yellow legal pad list of things she wanted to make amends for. And one by one, she went down her list and after each incident she said, “Stacy, I’m sorry, will you forgive me?” Well, you can just imagine the tears welling up in my eyes, as a lifetime of hurt was being swept away in mere moments by her willingness to make things right. When she was finished, she said, “Is there anything I’ve left out?” And at that point I replied, “Well…now that you’ve mentioned it…” And I had a couple things she had forgotten about. But when it was over I said, “I forgive you.” And I meant it.
So, to me, the mending wall can be any ole’ place. It might be a restaurant, a park, a coffee shop…somewhere you meet with your loved one, look them in the eyes and say those two magic words that can heal any relationship, “I’m sorry”. It truly can make all the difference.
As you listen to this song, you may think of someone that you may need to make amends to. And sometimes the person we need to forgive the most is ourselves.
To hear the song go to www.stacyjagger.com to get a free download, or you can listen to the song at www.myspace.com/stacyjagger
I have created this blog to give others a place to share their own Mending Wall stories. If you have a Mending Wall story, feel free to leave it here for others to read. Just press on 'comments' and type away.

Passing it on...

Love,

Stacy

The Mending Wall lyrics

The Mending Wall
Lyrics by Stacy Jagger


I know I hurt you but I sure didn’t mean to
Sometimes my selfish pride gets in the way
So I’m asking for forgiveness
and I sure would like to meet you
Just to tell you I’m sorry that I let you down

And I was wondering if you would be willing
To meet me in a special place
So I can look into your eyes
and tell you how I’m feeling
and have a chance to start over

So would you meet me at the mending wall
‘Cause it’s there I hear the savior call
To lay down my burdens, lay down my pride
To walk arm in arm right by your side
And there I know we’ll have no cares at all
If you’ll just meet me at the mending wall

Arm in arm
Hand in hand
I will walk with you my friend
‘Cause sometimes life is hard to understand

So would you meet me at the mending wall
‘Cause it’s there I hear the savior call
To lay down my burdens, lay down my pride
To walk arm in arm right by your side
And there I know we’ll have no cares at all
If you’ll just meet me at the mending wall

‘Cause I wanna make it right
Tell me how I that can make it right
Is there anything that I can do now
To make it right, right, right

When we meet there at the mending wall
‘Cause it’s there I hear the savior call
To lay down my burdens, lay down my pride
To walk arm in arm right by your side
And there I know we’ll have no cares at all
If you’ll just meet me at the mending wall

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