Day 1 - Your Favourite Song

So here goes with Day 1!

Your favourite song:

Now this is a hard one, what makes your favourite song? I have a few if I'm honest. And when I look at the questions for the rest of the 30 day challenge I realise there would be a cross over as there are many reasons for my favourite songs. (and I am determined not to repeat any of the songs)


For my favourite song, there are a few factors involved. I love the artist, one of the few who have won a UK singing contest who was a real star. The voice is wonderful, even if you don't enjoy recent chart music and 'ballady' female singers it cannot be denied that this girl can sing! And most importantly with this one it is the words!

I remember watching the video to this, sat in our house in Wales and I cried buckets. I watched it over and over again! It was the Africa Trip version. One of the most moving music videos I have ever watched.

It may seem a bit dramatic but that night changed me. I had always had a dream of travelling and always had a dream of doing volunteer work abroad. So I planned for a trip to Mombasa, just 2 weeks, to work in an AIDS orphanage. I had planned to do it September 2009. But then we all decided to start travelling, see the world. We were miserable in our lives at the time, our jobs, lack of money, and lack of passion. So we decided to start travelling and when the children are a little older we plan to go to Africa as a family.

Recently I listened to this song again, and it took on another dimension. The words. We are about to leave Saudi, but more importantly we are about to leave some really special friends. One in particular. Whilst listening to this song I listened to the words again and I realised that actually those words were pretty much what she has said and done for me. Things have been tough for me recently and she was one person who was truly there. And I have attached a wonderful memory to this song, knowing that she carried me when I needed a friend, and I know I will always find her footprints in the sand somewhere, I just hope when she needs it, she will look for my foot prints in the sand too.

The song is Leona Lewis - Footprints in the Sand.





You walked with me
Footprints in the sand
And helped me understand
Where I'm going

You walked with me
When I was all alone
With so much unknown
Along the way

Then I heard you say

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
And I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand

I see my life
Flash across the sky
So many times I've lied
And been so afraid

And just when I
I thought I'd lost my way
You gave me strength to carry on

That's when I heard you say

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow and despair
Oh, I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
When I'm weary
Well I know you'll be there
And I can feel you
When you say

I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is full of sadness and despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand

When your life is full of sadness and despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend
I promise you
I'm always there
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand