There has been far too little notice for me to successfully complete this prompt!
They want me to interview someone on a Friday morning? Ok, WordPress… you got me!
I feel so unprepared for this interview, as I’m still in my pajamas and only a third way through my first cup of coffee… not to mention the fact that I haven’t even had my morning trail walk… sheesh!
Well, here goes,
…ummm, we may have a problem finding a suitable candidate for this set-up.
You see, at the moment, it’s only seven in the morning so my options are limited. Let me explain,
With my solitary lifestyle (not by choice), I don’t have a list of selectable folks. My hubby is sleeping so he’s a no-go, and my sweet friend is already at her job. I’ve no mother, no brother, no sister or mailman. My children are absent, no more pets even live in our RV.
The mail hasn’t run, yet, so my local letter carrier is off the hook!
The only other interviewee’s available around here, are either the cheeky squirrel who boldly demands peanuts each day, or the ants who think all my food can be carried away!
While I refuse to exchange any further words with the pushy insects, and my peanut eating squirrel hasn’t arrived yet, I’m opting for the river. Maybe I’ll run into one of the Raven brothers, or wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could run into Bill or Netty Pottsworth. I know that I could get an earful from Netty… she’s always good for gossip, at least.
Sorry, that was an extremely childish response to an extremely intrusive and ridiculously probative inquiry being asked by nothing more than a rolodex style revolving question prompter. With all the undesirables out there, looking for a way into my site, I’m just not about to hold the door open for them.
and I left with more questions than when I’d begun:
The Acorn King
by The Holy Rollin Raven’s
Once there was a great squirrel, you see
one day a great king, they knew he’d be.
But his heart grew cold, when his pockets began to fill
He forced all within the valley
to pay for all his expenses, and honor all his bills.
One day the squirrel banished his only grandson,
To the countryside far beyond his great hall…
but, the cruelty and rejection dealt to the babe,
will now become the king’s downfall!
The squirrels of acorn valley,
have been taken far away,
and until the king learns his lesson,
that’s where they all will stay…
I’m going to be pondering the meaning of the words to this song for a time, I think, in order to understand what it meant. If you have any ideas, I would love the help with this particular song… riddle… singy thingie. If you can come up with anything, I would be incredibly grateful, not to mention how much Squagon will appreciate any help.
If the daily prompt question is a repeat from last year, that would make it a rerun, of sorts.
If that’s true, then my answer would also be considered a form of a rerun, as well.
With that in mind, I’ll just say that I watched a great amount of Disney, Hee Haw, The Muppet Show, and Wild Kingdom. There ya have it, folks… the answer that you’ve all been waiting for, I’m sure.
Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to memorize a thing, if you put it to music? Ever since I was little, if I wanted to remember a special thing, I would sing it to myself, making up a tune to go along with it. I know it probably sounds silly, but I think they say that you learn better when you read, write, and speak the thing you are seeking to put to memory.
Anyway, the same still holds true for me when it comes to memorizing scripture, which is incredibly useful for keeping a healthy relationship with my Father. That’s the best place to go for encouragement, insight, wisdom, discernment, and a myriad of other knowledgeable things.
I can sing a hymn as good as the next person, but I can honestly say that from where I’m sitting at this moment, I couldn’t tell you the names of any of those songs, nor their verses. Out of sight, out of mind, I suppose.
I thought I would share several really beautiful versions of several of the Psalms, and if you want a quick way of memorizing them, just listen to the music and learn them in that form… scripture is scripture, and I for one wish to learn it the best way I can…
Psalm 23, by Leanne Crawford:
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 24, by Keith and Kristyn Getty:
Psalm 24
1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. 3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false. [1] 5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior.6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob. [2] Selah 7 Lift up your heads, O you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.10 Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty– he is the King of glory. Selah
Psalm 46, by Shane and Shane:
Psalm 46
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.[c]
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. 5 God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. 6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields[d] with fire. 10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
11 The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Psalm 91, by Renew Collective:
Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Psalm 139, by Ellie Holcomb:
Psalm 139
1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a] God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! 20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. 21 Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you? 22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies. 23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
This should getcha started… try it out, if you’re of a mind to work on your memory verses.
God Bless you all, today, tomorrow, and every day that follows… Hugs!
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