Just Another Day in Paradise

Life never goes as planned. You wake up and you think, "this day is going to be a great day - nothing could go wrong." Just saying that always seems to jinx your day. At least that's what happens to me, I don't know about you readers. However, I am so thankful for all the ups and downs that happen in my life each day. I can testify that it definitely builds character and also helps me count my blessings.

This song that I named my blog title after "Just Another Day in Paradise" is written by Phil Vassar. All these crazy happenings occur throughout the day, yet it is just another ingredient to every day life. Sure, nothing goes as planned, but it's all about how we respond and improvise. "Well it's okay. It's so nice. Just another day in paradise. Weather's okay. There's no place I'd rather be. Two hearts, one dream, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I ask the Lord every night for just another day in paradise."

As I look back on the day, there were some crazy things that didn't go as planned. A short devotional that somehow turned into a discussion about aliens, an English lesson about bibliographies that ended up being dreadfully boring, a student deciding that the only way to communicate with others was through mooning them, kids forgetting their lines for the middle school drama production, and my cat thinking a scorpion was a chew toy and ended up getting stung in the face. All these things weren't planned, yet it made the day so interesting and comical - making it just another day in paradise.

Life these last few weeks have been rocky with all the things happening at school, but I have decided to take it with a grain of salt and appreciate all that God has given me. I really wouldn't trade this for anything, despite the many things that seem to go wrong in one day. It truly is another day in paradise.