Till It's Gone

A little while ago I was sitting waiting for some friends when I realized what was playing in the background. It was an Amy Grant song. My thoughts immediately went to many of her songs, but stopped on one called, "Big Yellow Taxi." As the song ran through my head I haven't stopped thinking about a phrase from the song. The phrase is one you are probably familiar with, and says:

"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone"

I have been thinking a lot recently about things that have gone in my life in the past, and things that will be gone in the future. It is sad that you don't think about some of these things until they are gone, and then realize what you had. However, there are some things that are gone that have brought me happiness, but I didn't realize it until later. Interesting...

Simple Things

I have been thinking about this song for a while, and it is the inspiration for my new blog among other things. The song is "Simple Things" by Jim Brickman. Click on the link below to listen to it for those that have never heard it, or simply those that want to because it is a great song.

Simple Things by Jim Brickman

It really is the simple things that make the journey through life so wonderful. This blog will probably be nothing spectacular, but it will show glimpses into the simple things that I am doing on my journey through life.


A simple pansy:
It is funny how a simple thing can bring back so many memories. My favorite flower is a pansy. It has been my favorite flower ever since I was a little girl. When I was small, my dad would bring home pansies from one of the many jobs that he had when they were just going to throw them away. He would bring them home in a little cardboard box, and my sister and I were able to put them into vases and set them out. I thought it was the coolest thing, and the greatest flower. Every time I see a pansy, I just think about how amazing my dad is and how beautiful this world really is.