Dirty cards, WordPress, dirty cards…
Everyone knows that you don’t ask about how bothered a person is… ON A MONDAY!
What bothers me is the fact that WordPress asked me an annoying question on a Monday, of all days!
Wisdom dictates that negative questioning should be done on Saturdays! Folks have slept off their Friday, and don’t have to grumble about the next week, at least until Sunday night.
Think, Daily Prompt, think!
Here, have a cookie…
Maybe we should laugh more…
I think it’s supposed to be good for us, or something like that.
Just sayin…
As far as I know, there are no guarantees or certainties about anything, beyond birth and death!
That just doesn’t seem to make me feel better, at all!
I’m going with the one answer that I’m willing to stake my very soul upon, Jesus came… he died… and he rose again!
I refuse to live by fear!
I choose to live by faith!
There is only one way to the Father, an that is through his son Jesus Christ!
Jesus walks with me, he talks with me, and he tells me that I am His own!
Oh, Wait! I just gave you 11 things…. hmmmmm, that was easier than I thought it would be.
Just sayin…
Here, have a cookie… or ten!
I finished reading 1st and 2nd Kings, and I’ve been working my way through Chronicles, but my eyes have begun to cross somewhat, from reading so many names.
In an effort to give my brain a rest, I took a short break from the Old Testament and decided to spend some time with Paul. Over the last few days I’ve been reading through both the letters to Timothy, as well as reading through Titus.
I’ll be honest in saying that I cried through nearly all of 2 Timothy. I almost felt Paul’s desire to be called home, when he spoke of the metalworker, who brutally mistreated him. By the time Paul wrote the second letter to Timothy, pretty much everyone had abandoned him.
When I wasn’t crying, though, I found that I was quite touched by how strongly Paul clung to God’s faithfulness, even in the worst of circumstances. How did he keep the faith, under such constant and often brutal treatment for speaking the truth?
You know how I always go on about reading the bible, even when you don’t feel like it? Well, I think I read something Paul said, back in the book of Roman, in chapter 12, verse 2, that must have sustained him in the darkest of days,
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is, his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
In every single thing I’ve read from Paul’s writings, his strength and tenacity for sharing the Gospel, as well as, basic Christian living, are unprecedented! The man simply WOULD NOT quit, or even back away from the truth, often being persecuted for it!
There were many times where he had no one there to wax poetic about God’s faithfulness, so what gives? I believe that it was through scripture, as well as prayer, Paul gained his sustenance, and the resolve to keep speaking the Gospel.
Since I greatly respect the man, I can easily take his word for how to push forward, and continue steadily fighting the good fight!
That’s my story… and I’m sticking to it!
Have a spectacular sunny summer day, everyone… hugs!
I will not conform to the norm…
Here, have a cookie…
Today we shall go on the hunt for the elusive Fluffy Pillow!
We must be very careful not to make any sudden movements or loud sounds, so as not to scare all the fluff out of them!
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
Hugs
Since Jesus always eats at my table, I’m confident that no invitation is necessary, any longer. I did, in fact, invite him to my table when I was seventeen, and he is always there for the dinner bell, like the faithful one that He is!
With that being said, who is left for me to invite into my RV for supper?
I would not bother inviting anyone of political importance, as they would only eat my food and ask for my vote!
I would not invite any religious icon or television evangelist, as they’re only looking for what I can offer them, in service. Once you’re saved, apparently, you become exempt from needing the churches help, in my personal experience. God’s got you, right?!
I’m running out of candidates fast!
Perhaps, if I do as Jesus did, and does, I would take my hosted dinner, if you will, and carry it to those who are too tired to come to me!
I would fill my RV with every manner of delicious and nutritious food, a pantry full of bathroom supplies and clean clothes, and full sets of camping gear to be handed out. All I can think of to do for others, is that which I cannot currently do for them.
Just sayin…
Here, have a cookie…
Sooooooooooooo………. Yesterday, I finished my book!!!
Yahoo!!!!!
Zippity Doo Dah Day!!!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
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Ok!
Now that I got all that out of my system, I’m ready to get back to it! It’s time to do my first read through, looking for gaps, loose threads, and other things needing a bit of love.
I’m actually as excited for this part as I would be to read a new book off the shelf! It has taken me nearly a year to fully write this story, so I haven’t seen the beginning for some time.
Honestly, the hard part is over… at least it feels like it!
To be perfectly honest with you, I’m not sure how I feel right now. One minute I feel amazing, completing the first volume of a very large series, with clear skies ahead! Then I think, what if I’m a one and done? What if I get to Volume II and can’t see the story as clearly as the first?
Then I move to the business side of things, daydreaming that a publisher just walks up to my RV and knocks on the door… of course we want your book, ma’am, we’ve simply been waiting with barely contained excitement!
While the odds of that happening anytime soon, aren’t anything I would head to the race track with… a girl can dream, can’t she?
All I know to do, at this point, is to edit the bananas out of the book so that feel better prepared to stand my ground, when I deal with publishers and their editing and illustration departments. I fully expect grammatical edit work, in fact, I’m looking forward to someone else proofing that for me, because I’m not above poorly spelled words and/or going comma crazy, at times.
Anyway, no matter how things play out from here, I know deep in my heart that God is proud of my work, watching over and helping me, as I wrote the whole thing! If God is smiling over this story then I feel pretty comfortable sharing it with the world. My confidence and happiness are not contingent on the success of this book!
Anything beyond pleasing God is a bonus, or a happy accident, if you want to call it that! What I truly want is for the reader to see the world I see, and enjoy a beautiful adventure no matter their age or ideals… that’s it! I’m fairly certain that I will have accomplished that, by the time this book is ready to be printed.
We shall see… we shall see…
It seems that as I age, colors become brighter, sounds more melodious, and feelings become so much more palpable!
My nights are full of vivid dreams to chase, while in my waking hours, my eyes see exciting adventures, one right after another. My vision is constantly filled with epic hero’s and gentle love stories, at every turn.
I can’t help it! It just seems to happen all on its own, without any help on my part!
If I set my mind to it, I can pull up an adorable short story, or even a funny anecdote, in the blink of an eye!
Inside this brain is an imagination think tank of enormous proportions, kicking out one thing after another. It’s a full time job trying to record and keep track of all the differing adventures.
Maybe I’m just turning senile, but it feels like the older I get, the more stories begin to fuel themselves, without my assistance. I think that once a character has been developed in my mind, they seem to take on a life of their own, becoming independent of who I thought they might become.
So, I sit in front of my computer ever single day, emptying out all of the adventures that are constantly hammering at the back of my brain. Feeling so much better once I can see the words written down on the screen before me, I enjoy some well needed rest. It doesn’t last too long though, and by the next day my brain is already full again!
Honestly, I don’t mind at all! The writing simply makes me feel alive, and I anticipate that it shall do so, until God calls me home. Now don’t you guys and gals feel so lucky!
And…. the added bonus is that with each passing day, my cookies get better and better!
Just sayin…
Here, have one…
Finally, we find ourselves here, my friend, ready to sail once more…
Journey With Me! 