I heard this song today – while on my way to the chiropractor. I’ve heard it a million times and it’s sung by a country singer that I never really liked very well. Her voice is one, though, that makes me think about being a little girl. Her first song, “Delta Dawn”, was released when I was 10. She was 13. So, I guess we’ve sort of grown up together.
When I heard Tanya singing her song on this particular day, it brought tears to my eyes. Why? I guess because I finally REALLY listened to the lyrics and it made me think of the past 30+ years of dating and being married to Jim. We’ve been through the first two stanzas of her song and are now headed into the third. I realize she talks about being 83 and I’ve got a ways before that birthday finds me but it is right around the corner. The years go so fast as we live each day, which turn to weeks, months and years way faster than it did when I was 10. Being “middle-aged’ makes a person reflect and realize just how fast life really does go. How do you make anyone going through the first or even the second stanza of this song realize that in the blink of an eye they’ll also be looking at the third?
My advice to the first and second “stanza-ers”: Carpe Diem (seize the day)! Each day you are given on this earth is being exchanged for something. Exchange your days working hard, build strong relationships, do something good, right, worth your while, and of good purpose. Above all else, keep the faith and watch how God meticulously pieces together your life puzzle as you experience each stanza of your life.
“Two Sparrows In A Hurricane”
She’s fifteen and he’s barely driving a car
She’s got his ring and he’s got the keys to her heart
It’s just matter of time
They’ll spread their wings and fly
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They’ve heard it’s all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will
There’s a baby crying and one more on the way
There’s a wolf at the door with a big stack of bills
They can’t pay
The clouds are dark and the wind is high
But they can see the other side
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They’ve heard it’s all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will
She’s eighty-three and he’s barely driving a car
She’s got his ring and he’s got the key to her heart
It’s just a matter of time
They’ll spread their wings and fly
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
And faith that can move anything
They’ve heard it’s all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
The world says they’ll never make it, love says they will
I wish i had something more to comment than WOW, but thats all that came to me… Excellent Excellent Post, a good “slow down and look around” type of blog!
Very inspirational shall I say….
Thanks, OKcableguy! When something is laid on my heart, the best way to make the “feeling” go away, is to write about it. So, whether it’s good or bad, you’ll probably get to read it. 🙂 I certainly appreciate the encouraging words! And even I have to make myself slow down. But we all need to do it before we wish we would have! As my Grandma used to say, “You’ve got to slow down and smell the roses” or “take one day at a time”. She was so wise!
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Thanks!!
This is your best post, to date, thanks for sharingyour heart!
Thanks Mark!
I just heard this song yesterday as well. It makes me think of my young daughter now moving out to live with her boyfriend. As a mom we all want our daughters to walk down the isle first. I think they are too young and they are going to have a tough time, like sparrows in a hurricane, but like the song says “love says they will” and I can only pray that they do.
That’s all YOU can do – Pray! Sometimes it doesn’t make sense why things happen the way they do and you have to just give up trying to “fix” things on your own. God knows the plan he has for our children and sometimes the hardest things they go through are what makes them become the people they are supposed to be. It’s just hard to watch them going through it as a parent! Good luck, mom!
Love this song! And Delta Dawn! Nicole and I always sing them! This song always gets to me. Love it! Love you!
Thamks Amber! Love you, too!!!