Everything Is Gonna Be Alright

The Beautiful Chaos isn't in full swing just yet. I don't get my Birdies full-time from Her until school starts in a couple weeks. I do however have them back this weekend, and am feeling nostalgic for the daze when they were all running around my feet in constant manic joy.

     Nostalgia this evening takes me back to darker days and blessed insights.  Days where Her choices left us alone with hurt and confusion. Tears, anger, and flames type days. Thankfully in those early days the innocence of Birdie youth cast the brightest of light when I needed it the most.

     I refer to my children as my Three Little Birds...you know the Bob Marley song. The story behind it is quite sweet and changed my perception of all this forever. I was doing laundry. Alone. In the bedroom I once shared with Her. Depressed. Doubting myself. Doubting Jah. Wondering if I could do everything I had to do. I took a break and decided to check on the kids who were playing in the living room. And it happened. Thank Jah it happened.
     We listened to Marley a LOT in those days. The Birdies still refer to him as "Uncle Bob" as a result. "Legend" was blasting from the kitchen, but I had forgotten. I stepped into their playful presence. Laughter, action figures, Barbies, and joy were every where. Despite our current circumstances, they were living in the moment. Living. Loving. Laughing. And Jah, through "Uncle Bob", sang straight to my heart.

"Don't worry about a thing
'Cause ev'ry little thing gonna be alright
Singin', 'Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause ev'ry little thing gonna be alright.'
Rise up this morning,
Smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds pitch by my doorstep
Singin' sweet songs of melodies pure and true
Sayin', 'This is my message to you.'
'Don't worry about a thing,
'Cause ev'ry little thing gonna be alright. '"

And there is the moment. Everything IS gonna be alright and MY Three Little Birds' pure and true melodies of love and laughter are a constant reminder.