(disclaimer : i first wrote this blog back in november on my myspace page. i love this song so much that i decided to transport the blog to share here, too <3)
i love patty griffin. her voice is unmistakable and her writing is beyond amazing. you may be a fan of patty’s writing and not even know it (i.e. “let him fly” by the dixie chicks). anyways, i first heard the song “heavenly day” at a friend’s wedding over the summer. it was one of those songs that just instantly made you feel good. no, not just good…content…like everything is exactly how it should be, ya know? i hadn’t listened to the song in a while and when i heard it playing on a t.v. show last week i was reminded of its beauty. i’m not a religious person so i never tied the “heavenly” part of it to god. turns out, neither did patty 
when I looked up the lyrics on her myspace page, this is what I found…
Oh heavenly day,
All the clouds blew away
Got no trouble today, with anyone
The smile on your face, I live only to see
It’s enough for me baby, It’s enough for me
Oh, heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day
Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here’s a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
Because right now, all that we really have to do
Is have ourselves, a heavenly day
Lay here and watch the trees sway
Can’t see no other way, no way, no way
Oh, heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day
No one at my shoulder, bringing me fear
Got no clouds up above me, bringing me tears
Got nothing to tell you, I’ve got nothing much to say
Only I’m glad to be here with you
On this heavenly, heavenly, heavenly day
Heavenly day,
all the trouble gone away
For a while anyway, for a while anyway
Heavenly day, Heavenly day
Heavenly dayPatty Griffin, Children Running Through
© 2007 ATO Records, LLC
(Patty says this is the first real love song that she has ever written, and it is written for her dog, Bean)
when i looked up those lyrics and read the note at the bottom about the song being a love song for her dog, i’m not gonna lie, i teared up a bit. one of my very best friends just lost her pug dog last week and i immediately thought of her. carter pug died very unexpectedly and it’s really made me appreciate my doggies lately. growing up, i was never a dog person. as a matter of fact, i was scared of dogs! if you would have told me 6 years ago the immeasurable amount of happiness that my dogs would bring into my life, i never would have believed it. my dogs have become such an important part of my life. they, like my friends, are my family and i treat them that way. one of my favorite things in the world is waking up a few minutes before they do. margot is usually by my feet or in the crook behind my bent knees. bella is always in her usual spot with her head on the pillow next to mine, her back curled up against my chest, covers pulled up to her chin, just like a little person. it’s the greatest feeling in the world to lay there, if only for a few moments before they realize i’m awake (and oh my god! we get to go outside!), and take in all of that loyal, non-judging, un-conditional, un-wavering puppy love. for that moment each morning i am content. life is exactly how it should be and i wouldn’t trade it for the world <3 i loved the song even before i knew it was inspired by puppy love. when i listen to it my mind takes me to memories of my own “heavenly days”. days of good times with the ones i love. it makes me appreciate just how fortunate i am to have such amazing friends and just how very much in love i am with them <3
