Just Bloom

Driving home today I noticed a steep, rocky hillside that I passed many, many times before. I had just never noticed it as intently as I did today. Maybe because I was in the passenger seat and Jonathan was driving. But none the less, I noticed. I noticed the steep walls, the sharp rocks.... and then all the folliage growing strong and green straight up toward the sun. It's silly, but I thought, "boy, that sucks for those plants. I wonder if they realize what a sucky place they have to grow in." (No, really, I thought that) But then I thought. "That's silly... the plant seeds would have had no way of knowing that this was a less desirable place to be planted. They were just happy to be able to grow and see the sun." The phrase "Bloom where you are planted" came to mind. Okay, so now let's get personal. How many times have I been in a situation when I thought "This really sucks! Thanks alot God!" when I really should have just "Bloomed".I am blooming today. I can't say that weather-wise it is a fantastic day or that it is any special occassion... except that is is "Family day"... my favorite day of the whole week. The one I look forward to the most when Jonathan and I can do the most hated tasks, but we do them as a family and it somehow makes it so much better. I have even started getting Delaney excited for "Family Day". It's a day when Jonathan's job is put away, when we all just focus on loving our time together. I am so thankful for my little family even when I forget to be thankful.