Today called for a snow day, what with all the babes missing young Squagon so much. I know you’re waiting to hear about my visit to Pinion Valley, but not today. I’ll update you on those events later this week.
For the moment, we’re all focusing on making a bunch of snowballs, and then throwing them at Brutus as he flies overhead…
I think the big guy likes all the attention!
Dinky is having so much fun that she actually turned white, just like a snowball!
I had to show you a picture, or you might not have believed me…
Doesn’t she just remind you of fresh snow that blankets a hillside, early on a clear winter’s morning?
Oh, and I gotta show you the ear muffs that I made for Miss Lilly…
Aren’t they adorable for her? I just took the tips off of a cotton Q-Tip and painted the front with a pink highlighter pen. What do you think… pretty cool, right?!
As for it being a Monday and all… make every tiny moment count for something good this week!
Even though I don’t watch cartoons, nor have I for some years now, I will still attempt to answer the prompt this morning!
The only answers I have within my mental arsenal come from a good many seasons ago, so they look much different than they did back in the day.
Apparently, age has not been so kind to them…
Bugs Bunny was quite the athlete, what with all the popping in and out of all those rabbit holes…
But, it seems that time and too many carrots have done their work…
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My only other favorite cartoons from the past were basically Disney productions, so they’re movies instead of cartoons, but this is my blog and I can do what I want!
Of all the classics to choose from, I will say that Robin Hood was, and still is, one of my all time favorite Cartoon‘s, if you will! Robin Hood was such a hero of the downtrodden, as well as, an adept tree swinger and lady charmer…
One can hardly recognize the fox he is today… what with Maid Marian running away with the Sherriff, some years after they moved away from Sherwood Forrest…
I have come to the determination that it’s better to keep my favorite cartoon character’s memory alive, rather than focusing on the harsh realities of most hero’s lives… after the cartoon is over!
With things being what they are currently, there’s been a great amount of obstacles, roadblocks, and dead ends to navigate! In all of it, I’ve felt a deeper sense of peace and assurance than ever before, oddly. There’s still no definite answers or directions, and things look rather impossible to overcome… but are they, really?
If God is who he says he is, if His word and promises are true, and if I am living and walking beneath His shadow… there should be no doubt, no fear, nor anxious thoughts, right? Ok, so yes, there will be moments when we feel some self-doubt, causing us to pause and assess things. A close friend wrote about this very subject the other day, so it’s been on my mind ever since. I agreed with him that some healthy self-doubt now and again is good for us. Sort of like safety checks!
It’s funny because, not more than a day or so later while I was reading in the book of Isaiah, I ran across a passage that caught hold of my heart.
“People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30: 19-21
When we pause from self-doubt, where do we see God in that moment? We are most often looking forward for signs, markers, and a big open doorway, right? God should be straight ahead of us and pulling us up with both arms, I thought! Why can’t we see Him waving a huge sign for us, leading us onward, and wooing us toward His path?
Here’s where the passage in Isaiah hit home for me… God isn’t in front of us, but behind us! He is the encourager, the Counselor; guiding and teaching us as we walk each day of our journey… that’s where He cultivates our faith! Sure, we will fail at times, but we are strengthened through the getting up and going onward parts.
Do not be fearful of falling, for He is there to catch us!
When your baby first walks, don’t you hover in front of and above them, until they get their balance? But, then you move out of the way, right? Where do you move? Most parent’s move to the side or behind, allowing their child to safely gain confidence and skill. So begins their journey of growth and development that will carry them along towards adulthood!
I think that’s how God teaches us, his children, how to spiritually walk as adult human beings.
I could go on for days with the many stories of times I’ve made a right mess of things… but for now, I’ll just give a few tidbits.
For starters, I’m one of the worst Christmas light roller upper’s known to man… I’m better off leaving them on the house all year round, or tossing them in the bin!
I’m not one of the most patient people around and I’m notorious for making a mess of opening a package. I have a vivid memory of accidentally ripping a large bag of candy open and flinging it across the kitchen… the kids had a party cleaning that mess up!
Last but not least, there’s my habit of making a royal mess of a single bang trim. One tiny miscalculation… and my repeated attempts at correcting the error only end up making a bigger mess!
Yes, I realize that the prompt asked what I could do less of… and no, I’m not going to satisfy that question with an answer! Why?
Why would I want to do less of anything, when there is always something I could focus on doing more of?
I won’t write less, I won’t love less, no sense in trying less, or even living less. I live by faith not fear, so there goes doing less of the fear thing. I live by grace and forgiveness, so out the window goes less of self shame, guilt, and loving myself less. Sorry… I got nothin here!
I suppose I’m more of a do morer than a do lesser kind of girl!
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?
I know I’ve already mentioned it, but the biggest event for me last year was writing a fantasy/fiction novel!
Maybe this next year’s positive event will be getting it published. As we’re currently still homeless and without a physical mailing address, it’ll just have to wait.
I’ve started playing a new game with my husband recently, and it’s very relaxing… sort of like building a settlement from the ground up. The visuals are beautiful, the music is cathartic, and most of the time, you only need to kill what you’re going to eat or use for resources.
No offense to you all, but I want to be adventuring with him more than I want to write at the moment..
Today calls for working on our castle walls and a good bit of wandering, I think!
Journey With Me! 