Here we are at the letter “I” in the 2020 #AtoZChallenge. So on my musical journey through the alphabet, I am sharing music that is in my extensive Apple Music collection.

Today I have chosen Mercy Me’s I Can Only Imagine. The very first time I heard this song I was driving a friend’s car and the radio was on 91.3 KLOVE. It was in March 1999 just a little less than a year since my mother passed on Mother’s Day, May 10th 1998. The song was written and included on the band’s independent album  The Worship Project, but did not become a huge hit until it was released on their album  Almost There  in October 2001.

When I first listened to this song I had to pull over and stop because I began balling like a little baby. This song for me had so much meaning and connotation to not only my savior Jesus Christ, but my mother, grandparents, even my brother who died when I was 6 months old.  I can only imagine what it will be like when I am reunited with those loved and now included in that list are of course my paternal grandma Ruby and my maternal grandma Wand. While some don’t necessarily believe that there is a Heaven for pets – I know that when I get there I will a pack of four legged babies that will knock over and just smother me with kisses.

Today if I am singing this song at home all of our four legged babies gather around me and start loving on me because they love when I sing to them no matter what song, but especially this song. Yes, even today, 21 years later this song can still bring me to tears.

I hope you enjoy this entry that just happened to be chosen for a perfect day Good Friday April 10th 2020. I hope everyone has a BLESSED and SAFE Easter. That’s what’s in My Rattled Cage, thanks for stopping by.