Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers…

Daily writing prompt
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)?

When I was a little girl, I found a good number of things that I thought were cool, none of which lasted all that long, i.e. dolls, crayons or my Easy-Bake Oven. Back then, we would often sing the phrase, “Finders keepers, Losers weepers,” when we found something cool and someone else wanted it!

As a child, the phrase seemed rather funny when using it on a sibling or classmate, though it holds little humor for many, later on in life.

As my own life progressed, I amassed a number of really cool things that I told myself were so important, like kids, a great church reputation, as well as many awesome friends.

However, I discovered that children will grow up, moving beyond us, and that reputation I thought I wanted within the church, well it turned out far differently than I’d hoped. Alas, those friends I spoke of earlier have simply faded beyond sight. They, along with my family, have long since turned their view away from the scene of my existence. Do not judge them harshly, please! Everyone has a journey that moves them in any number of directions, sometimes together, and sometimes not. There are far too many reasons to suggest, as to why this occurs, so let’s just say that the time train rolls forward for us all, and many are just trying not to fall off, or get run over!

With over fifty years of experiences and memories, I’ve grown weary of chasing after, grasping onto, and clinging to far too many worthless trinkets (not referring to people specifically, just the need for holding onto them) … or perhaps, I’ve simply become jaded over the years.

While it might not fall under the category of cool to whomever asked the question, my salvation happens to be the one thing I still bear… and the only thing that truly matters to me, at the end of the day!

When I consider the phrase “Finders keepers, Losers weepers,” in light of salvation and the state of the world today… not only is it NOT funny, but it holds eternal significance…

so, ya, you probably didn’t see this one coming, did ya?!

Well, that’s enough said about the matter. Enjoy a cookie and have a lovely day, my friends… hugs

Passion…

Who would want to go through life without something to look forward to, something to pull us out of bed everyday so we can keep grinding out the hours that can earn us a dollar?

We use Vacations to give us something to plan for with excitement and anticipation… work hard so you can relax.

Vacationing… Shopping… Movies… Parties… dinners… Holiday Celebrations… etc. Pinterest is the perfect platform to keep as many pictures as you wish, of the things that you could make, buy, or design in your personal DIY fashion… or how to change your hair, makeup, clothes and/or surroundings, to fit who YOU are! What is the one element that flows up, over, around, and through all these different things? Passion!

We use many things to bring us happiness as we journey through life’s ups and downs. We have days that we wonder why we are doing this whole existence thing, not being able to see a clear direction in life that might make a difference. I’m saying this because I get it! I am a Christian Woman of Faith, and I have days that make it really really tough to stand in my faith… to walk forward in that same faith.

I discovered early on in my walk with God that having a passion for the journey would be a must! I was in need of a reason… a purpose to keep traveling. In all my years of walking with God, my passion has waxed and waned… sometimes seemingly absent altogether. I didn’t say that it was gone, it just felt that way for some time… but anything that God begins will always end GOOD!

All those times that I thought I had lost my passion, felt that I couldn’t go on… my passion was still there, I just misplaced it in all the Life Interruptus boxes laying around my world. Don’t we always love it when we find something in an old box in the attic we thought had been lost or destroyed? The discovery of the item brings with it a rush of pleasurable memories.

I guess maybe that is what comes to mind when asking myself if there is anything that I found and have kept for any length of time. The answer would be My Passion! For this girls human heart, my passion for God surfaces in everything I do… from dishes and housework all the way to writing here every day. I simply want to do the best I can with what I have, leaving things a bit better than I found them.

Passion gets me out of bed every day, driving me to move forward toward doing that which fuels my spirit. Whatever happens… come what may… may I never lose hold on that which carries me home…

Here, have some biscuits with Jam…

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