Jumping in the Puddles

Life is messy... nuff said.

Ok, so maybe that is not all I learned these past couple of weeks, but that pretty much sums it up. No matter how much I plan, schedule, and work there will never be a guarantee that things will go right. The other big lesson that God taught me is don't worry, but I didn't really get it the first time so then He told me to stop worrying. BUT I still didn't get it so it took some extreme measures until He finally got the message "QUIT WORRYING" through my stubborn head.

Life can be crazy, confusing, and celebratory all at the same time. The gramma in Parenthood (1998) explains it best in this metephore:

Grandma: You know, when I was nineteen, Grandpa took me on a roller coaster.

Gil: Oh?

Grandma: Up, down, up, down. Oh, what a ride!

Gil: What a great story.

Grandma: I always wanted to go again. You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.

Gil was complaining earlier how life is messy and he hates mess. The crazy old Grandma (who doesn't know anything) took this teachable moment and ran with it. Yes, life goes up and down and all around, but you get more out of life that way.

Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing by SheDaisy

VERSE

Ever been misunderstood, misused, or misled

Ever knocked on the sky and had it fall on your head

Well don't worry 'bout it, don't worry

Ever lost your luggage, your marbles, your house

Or found yourself in bed with Uncle Sam or Micky Mouse

Ever been accused of murder on music row

Or caught in morning traffic when you really gotta go, oh no

CHORUS:

Life is funny, life's a mess

Sometimes a curse, sometimes a blessing

Don't worry 'bout a thing, don't worry 'bout it

Life is sticky, life can bruise

Sometimes you win sometimes your losing

No mater what it brings, don't worry 'bout a thing

VERSE

Ever sat yourself down when the seat is all wet

Or seen your ex sucking face with a little brunette

Don't worry 'bout it, no don't worry

Ever lost your religion, ever lost your best friend

Ever found your last record in the bargain bin

Ever been stuck in a divorce like crazy glue

Or scraped someone els's gum off the bottom of your shoe, oh no

CHORUS

We all got a little junk in the trunk

And when you're feelin' good as sunk

Remember, everything will be just fine

If I laugh at yours then you'll laugh at mine

CHORUS