BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

It’s been a wonderful day in so many ways.  I was so blessed to be invited to celebrate in the Day of the Children/Dia de los ninos.  Around my town of the Tampa Bay area there are many celebrations marking the Day of the Children with FREE programs at local libraries!  I was invited to share my Boca Beth interactive class with about 45 moms, grandmas, grandpas, aunts and preschool teachers with their children in tow!

We had a blast!  We sang!  We danced!  We played in Spanish and English!  Bay News 9 en Espanol took the time out to come and film the bilingual fun with the children, and I even had a chance to exchange many kind words and thoughts on bilingual learning with Sandra Pinto (a reporter with Bay News 9 en Espanol and terrific mom). 

Then I arrived back to my home office to great news of having the opportunity to have our bilingual DVDs on a major retailer shelf soon, soon, soon!  The hopes and dreams of every entrepreneur is to have their dream, their passion, their product in a major brick and mortar store so that we can reach the masses.  I have put something together that I know solves a very common problem of today’s parents worldwide, and finally I feel like I am making that break across the barriers to share what is really needed to improve the communication of our world’s youth - one song at a time!

But, truly the very best part of my day has been when our first grade daughter brought out her $1 after Ellen asked the kids to do so during the American Idol “Idol Gives Back” Special.  Megan asked me to donate her dollar while I donated our portion to the cause of saving children across our country and across the world.  I made the contribution with Megan typing in the URL and us working as a family unit to donate to others less fortunate.

What a gift!  What a moment in parenting!  I know that one day I will be able to give more - I want so much to do more!  I want to do live events with these children to bring smiles and love, I desire to hug and give besos/kisses to those children whose tears we saw across the big screen tonight, and I vow to make a difference with children facing tomorrow’s future.

I hope you have given to your favorite charity recently that provides for those less fortunate, I pray that you see the need to look beyond our fenced yards and wonderful lives, and I wish for a better tomorrow for those faces splashed across the big “American Idol” screen as we sat in the comfort of our homes tonight.

With love, hope and prayers -

Boca Beth