{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Tracy G. Cooper","provider_url":"https:\/\/tracygcooper.com","author_name":"Tracy G Cooper","author_url":"https:\/\/tracygcooper.com\/index.php\/author\/yo2n7ndlem\/","title":"Blooming in Due Time - Tracy G. Cooper","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracygcooper.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/blooming-in-due-time\/\">Blooming in Due Time<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(d,l){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,i,a,s=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),c=0;c<n.length;c++)n[c].style.display=\"none\";for(c=0;c<s.length;c++)if(r=s[c],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(a=parseInt(t.value,10)))a=1e3;else if(~~a<200)a=200;r.height=a}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(i=l.createElement(\"a\"),a=l.createElement(\"a\"),i.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,o.test(a.protocol))if(a.host===i.host)if(l.activeElement===r)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),d.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),a=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<a.length;s++){if(!(e=a[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||i)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/tracygcooper.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/blooming-in-due-time\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Blooming in Due Time&#8221; &#8212; Tracy G. Cooper\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/tracygcooper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_1820.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":2048,"description":"Yesterday our family hit the highway for the first time in five weeks. Here in New Jersey, we are on a shelter at home order due to the surge in COVID-19 infections in our state. We decided on a drive to a tulip farm south of our home. A change of scenery is always good. The farm charges a $22 fee for cars to wind through a cheerful tulip field, which takes about 30 minutes. It was money well spent&#8212;a colorful distraction from a difficult season of uncertainty. We&#8217;ve been teaching from home and helping our own children with their schooling as well. There&#8217;s no clear idea of when things will go back to normal. That&#8217;s okay. Safe and grateful, we&#8217;ve grown accustomed to this new rhythm and are making the best of it. There&#8217;s something amazing about the bulb that wills forth its flower every spring. A few drab, unremarkable lumps manifest in a riot of color under the right conditions. Whatever beauty lies dormant will reveal its glory in time. As I build my new life as an author&#8212;working on this website and writing new material&#8212;I think about the tulip bulbs. When the time is right, the beautiful payoff comes. Nothing can rush or slow it. It happens when it is supposed to. I encourage you to bloom in due time just as I&#8212;a seriously late bloomer&#8212;am doing in this season. With Love and Gratitude, Tracy"}