My First #FiveMinuteFriday

This is going to be crazy but here goes.
I'm in need of a reboot, a rebirth, a revelation.

I found Lisa-Jo Baker's blog and will follow her guidelines for a Five Minute Friday post. I'm nervous. This is not what readers of my little family blog are used to, that is, if anyone even reads it anymore. At last post, my sweet daughter was 5 weeks old, yeah...now she's 8.5 months...hmmm, sorry about that Readers. Anyway, I will try this Five Minute Friday gig each Friday for 52 days. I know, random, the reasoning for that is another post. Knock yourself out if you're interested: Jonacuff'sblog


Today's topic: OPPORTUNITY

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When I checked the topic just after 10pm last night I thought of Louis Armstrongs' song, What a Wonderful World. I thought of New Year's Resolutions. I think I'll combine them.

I see trees of green........ red roses too 
I see them bloom..... for me and for you 
And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world. 

I see skies of blue..... clouds of white 
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights 
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world. 

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow 
They'll learn much more.....than I'll never know 
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world 

There is opportunity is green trees, red roses, blue skies and oh my, is there opportunity in babies crying, and watching them grow. Watching them GROW. In that lies my "opportunity" this week. Liam has been rockin' the big boy underwear for six days. He'll be spending his first night in his big boy bed tonight. (Without his beloved "pah"s (pacifiers), I might add). Oh, the opportunity. What a wonderful world ahead of him. Not because he wears underwear like the rest of us and sleeps in a bed without bars and bumpers but actually, yes, because he wears underwear (super cute Lego Star Wars and Thomas undies) and yes because his bed is a sweet, blue car. He is conquering his world. He is finding out it is wonderful. I am inspired to savor his lasts, his firsts and be as optimistic about my future and my opportunities as he. I want to watch those green leaves flip and dance, smell the sweetness of a red, red rose, lie down to spot the white shapes surrounded by the blue sky. When my "babies" cry for me, I'll take it. When they grow, I will watch with bated breath.  Breathe deeply the sweetness of my babies growing.


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Well, I didn't get to the New Year's Resolution part but there you have it. My first post in more that seven months and my first #FiveMinuteFriday post.