Heroes for Today

Choices - A Country Ballad

This country ballad was inspired and adapted from Erika Kirk’s commencement speech at Hillsdale College in May 2026. Enjoy the inspiration! Choices lyrics Through his learning,Charlie recognized his dutyTo pursue truthAnd to defend libertyThis responsibility —He felt to GodHe felt it to our familyHe felt it to our countryThat was born from what he learned Life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within them,And those choices more often than notAre not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building Each of us must order his own houseLive rightly in aimFor high and beautiful thingsContinue forward in lifeWith clarity and intentionAnd you will come to understand That life is not definedBy the abundance of optionsBut by the weight of the choicesThat you make within themThose choices, more often than not,Are not dramatic or obviousBut quiet and compoundingForming the blueprint of your lifeLong before anyone else can seeWhat you are building It is so humblingThe contrast betweenHuman limitationAnd God’s infinity That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much That’s why our choices,Even the smallest ones,MatterThey matter so much Heroes for Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Heroes for Today at heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe [https://heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Happy Mother's Day from an Actress

Mothers are the great heroes of American families. One day is hardly enough to celebrate all that mothers contribute to families and society, but it will have to do. At least that. Happy Mother’s Day! This song is adapted from an acceptance speech by actress Jessie Buckley (as described in a column by Jennifer Oliver O’Connell): https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/16/a-hollywood-starlet-praises-marriage-family-and-motherhood-n2200265 [https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/03/16/a-hollywood-starlet-praises-marriage-family-and-motherhood-n2200265]. The Mother’s Day Song lyrics The incredible chaos of a mother’s heartThe capacity of a mother to loveA mother who can’t wait to discover lifeBeside her children, boys and girlsA mother’s love never goes awayNo matter how much she ages Celebrate what matters in lifeLove, marriage, and family above allA mother is the ultimate optimistShe believes the future is worth investing inShe believes in raising her kids to inherit it One day,the last crayon drawing is taken off the fridgeThe last lunchbox gets packedAnd the last little voice calls, “Mommy”Time moves fast, but love doesn’tThat’s why I’m giving her somethingThat holds every reason she’s loved,In my own wordsMoms deserve the worldWhy not give your mom your world today? One day, it will be the last hugThe last goodbyeThe last see you laterThe last dinnerThe last movieThe last time you get to tell your momYou love herMake sure she knows nowTell her today We love our mothers!Happy Mother’s Day! We love our mothers!Happy Mother’s Day! Heroes for Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Heroes for Today at heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe [https://heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

We Love Our Mothers - Happy Mother's Day!

Mothers are the great heroes of American families. One day is hardly enough to celebrate all that mothers contribute to families and society, but it will have to do. At least that. Happy Mother’s Day! This song is adapted from a commentary by Kevin McCullough, columnist, Townhall (https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/05/06/gods-design-wasnt-accidental-n2675637 [https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2026/05/06/gods-design-wasnt-accidental-n2675637]). Mother’s Day Ballad - lyrics Men are womenWomen are menMothers are optionalFathers are interchangeableBiology is negotiableFamily structure is oppressiveCommitment is confining Children are both impossibly fragileAnd fully capable of decidingLife-altering truthsBefore they can drive a carAnd then, after all of that,We stare at the wreckage Loneliness through the roofAnxiety everywhereBirthrates collapsingChildren confusedFamilies unstable Children need stabilityFamilies matterNurture shapes identityLove and discipline are not enemies Healthy societies are always builtOn the same basic foundationStrong familiesCommitted parentsMothers and fathersEmbracing responsibilityChildren raised with truth,Consistency and love Real influence is repetitiveQuietUnseenIt’s packing lunchesCorrecting behaviorListening when exhaustedHolding a frightened childTeaching consistencySaying “no” whenIt would be easier to say “yes” The things that matter most:FaithFamilyLoveSacrificePresenceA mother kneeling beside a child’s bedAt night praying over themMay not trend on social mediaI suspect Heaven sees it differently We love our mothersHappy mother’s day to all We love our mothersHappy mother’s day to all Heroes for Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Heroes for Today at heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe [https://heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

We Love Our Dogs Children's Song

A children’s song that celebrates our dogs where some religions only hate them. That’s not American. We Love Our Dogs lyrics We love our dogsBut never snakesBut maybe hogsAnd maybe frogs We love our muttsMaybe our necksMaybe our gutsWe love our butts We love our pupsMaybe some othersBut no cleanupsAnd no bust-ups We love our cursMaybe more othersBut we use no spursAnd definitely no slurs We love our dogsBut never snakesBut maybe hogsAnd maybe frogs Heroes for Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Heroes for Today at heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe [https://heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Faith and Freedom: A Country Ballad

Celebrate the life and work of Charlie Kirk with this country ballad with lyrics adapted from a talk by Scott Jennings. Faith and Freedom Lyrics In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam In trying to silence one voice,they created thousands and thousandsIn trying to end a conversation,they started millions of talksAnd that is the thingWe learned about faith and freedomYou can’t kill themYou can try to suppress themYou can try to silence themBut faith and freedom always find a wayLike water finding cracks in a dam Heroes for Today is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Heroes for Today at heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe [https://heroesfortoday.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]