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Blessed-A Song That Makes My Heart Sing
By karen | June 14, 2007It is a beautiful day here in my corner of the world. It’s about 86 degrees (that would be Fahrenheit, not sure what that converts to), not a cloud in the sky, just a slight breeze. This morning my whole family took a walk to the park. There is a wonderful trail right by our house that leads to the park and the library. The trail has millions of trees and sunflowers, it backs up to many beautiful homes (some of them are mansions), and it is absolutely heavenly.
So I spent a wonderful morning, pushing a double jogging stroller with 2 of the most beautiful little girls in the world riding along, and coaxing and cajoling (yes, that was the difficult part) the other most beautiful little girl in the world to keep up on her bike. I would run for a bit to get my heart rate going and then walk for a bit. It was great exercise, perfect HIIT (high intensity interval training, yes I am trying to get back into my old habits that have been neglected in the past few years) and it was wonderful to be together with all of the people that I love most in the world, enjoying the perfect weather and getting a workout at the same time.
So as I walked I was reminded of one of my favorite songs of all time, and that then reminded me of a meme that I was asked to be a part of. Hilda Carroll from Living Out Loud has asked us to share the “Songs that make your heart sing”. So since my heart has been singing one of my favorite songs all day, I thought I would share it and participate in the meme at the same time.
I’ve mentioned before that I love country music so it is probably of no surprise that this is a country song but I will say that even if you don’t like country music you can’t argue with lyrics like this! This has been one of my favorite songs of all times since I first heard it back in 2001. It’s called “Blessed” by Martina McBride. Here are the lyrics.
I get kissed by the sun each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
Across a crowded room
I know you know what I’m thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we’re lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
When I’m singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones that love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed
Nothing feels better than Love and Gratitude. See why it is my favorite song!
So now I am supposed to “tag” 3 other bloggers….
Rick at Shards of Consciousness, I read you were a Led Zeppelin kind of guy! That’s music from my generation-gotta love that! So, tell us, what song would you not want to live without?
Pamm from My Secret Spiritual Dance, tell us your favorite song! No country? No problem! 
Lyman from Creating a Better Life, What song makes you feel great?
You can check out the original post at
Songs that make your heart sing
Enjoy!
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This post is included in the Carnival of Family Life-June 25, 2007 edition located this week at Everyday Disasters (the owner of that website must have a life like mine!)
June 14th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Hey..thanks for the tag..will do it soonly here. Hugs..and sure sounds like you have a loverly day. Stunning, actually. I could feel your energetic hum all the way here to California! Hugs.
June 14th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
It really was a wonderful day! I am basking in the gratitude!
looking forward to your post!
June 15th, 2007 at 10:21 am
[...] It’s actually difficult for me to pick one, or even five, songs that make my heart sing. Hilda asked for only one song to make thing easy on Joanna, Phil, Judith, Terry, Kirsten, Karen, Claire and the others she tagged. But I’m with Judith, I’m not finding this easy at all. [...]
June 16th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Who couldn’t love a band that took the challenge of naming themselves after someone’s prediction of their failure? I had the unfortunate pleasure of attending the concert in Tampa in 1977 that ended in a riot and tear gas after the band stopped playing due to a thunderstorm.
One song though? Gotta think on that.
June 16th, 2007 at 5:17 am
How can you not love a band that has music like Led Zeppelin??
I know I Love them! Even the “unfortunate pleasure” is probably a great memory!
June 19th, 2007 at 8:59 am
[...] Who’s my little whosit?Who’s my turtle dove?Who’s my little whosit?Who do you love?Anyway, I’ve recently been asked by Karen Lynch at Live The Power to talk about what song in particular makes my heart sing. She’s heard I’m a Led Zeppelin kind of guy, and that I am. There’s nothing like good metal to get the blood pumping. Given my druthers, when I put something on to listen to its either some kind of hard rock or some kind of space music. Most of the soundtracks in my head came from my parents, though. They grew up in Alabama in the 1930s and 1940s, and the gospel music they sang has lived in my mind. I don’t remember all of them, but verses here and there have stuck - [...]
June 21st, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Can you tell I’m behind on my feedreading?
Thanks for the tag, Karen! I’m on it ASAP…
June 21st, 2007 at 3:13 pm
[...] While I was catching up on my feed reading this morning, I saw that Karen from Live the Power had tagged me with a meme started by Hilda of Living Out Loud: Songs that Make Your Heart Sing. [...]
June 21st, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Sounds good! I’m ready!
June 24th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
[...] Life set to music from Live the Power. [...]
June 26th, 2007 at 6:57 am
What a beautiful song Karen. Thanks for playing along. I’m only just starting to catch up on this, but will let you know when the compilation is complete.
all the best,
Hilda.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:07 am
Looking forward to seeing it Hilda! It seems there was a wonderfully wide variety of music! Love it!
August 19th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Songs that make your Heart Sing: The Playlist
It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally gotten around to compiling the playlist of Songs that Make your Heart Sing. I think I’ve tracked down all the posts, but if I’ve missed any that you’re aware of, maybe
September 13th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
[...] I didn’t realize at the time that it was a gift. As I read it again this morning I realized that I missed most of it last night. Just one thought from this wonderful quote popped into my head. “I am so Blessed, I am so Blessed”. And I thought about that and remembered the times when I really felt how blessed I was, and I remembered a favorite song “I have been blessed” and I reflected upon all of the things that I have in my life and the reasons why I really am “so blessed”. [...]
November 4th, 2007 at 10:03 am
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