Love Is In Bloom

Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Shoo-bop-bop-bop-(Big Yellow Taxi) Amy Grant version ;)           If you are around me long enough there are a couple of songs that you will hear me reference regularly, like they are sort of a theme song of life for me. I am not a hippie, nor did I really know what this song was about when I first heard it on Amy Grant's cd many years ago, but to this day I reference it almost weekly. I use it in reference to do the opposite and be someone who knows what ive got BEFORE its gone. That is why I sing it. To remind myself that I have so many treasures in my life RIGHT NOW to enjoy and love that one day I will wish to have back. It keeps me positive and enjoying what I have now instead of always wanting to move to the next step in life. I wanna know what ive got before "they" put up a parking lot shoo-bop-bop-bop! And for the record,

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."          I am not sure who reads my blog, but my past one was seen 235 times, so I am encouraged to keep writing when I can. Thanks to all who read, it means a lot! This morning I was feeling discouraged about still only having one car to share with Logan and waking up super early every morning, because my baby is an early bird who is teaching me to catch the worm. ;) I hate mornings, and ive always thought before the 7 am hour was just depressing and horrible. I still think that...:) BUT i'm trying to see what the morning people see in it and I am not giving up hope that the dark morning hours have something worth waking up for other than the headache and slight nauseas feeling I have knowing that it is only 5 am. Jesus got up that early, Proverbs 31 woman did too. There has to be something worthwhile! I am currently reading MIRACLES FOR WOMEN by Karen Kingsbury (a page here and th