Tag: dailyprompt

No, I don’t mean break the law! I mean break down this wordy daily prompt question… cause I’m not sure I can even come up with a worthy answer.

I feel like I have entered into a Dr. Seuss style inquiry… I mean, come on! Firstly, one has to consider how much power needed to even effectively attempt a change. Am I the only one to fully realize that if you were not born into the life of groomed and planned political life, there isn’t much power available left for changing anything, aside from a bad lightbulb. 

Secondly, haven’t we already learned about cause and effect, enough to understand what has to go into choosing, changing, and putting into effect, any one singular law? If we haven’t even been able to brave the idea of going back and changing our own past, for fear of how it might effect the present or even the future… why do we think it would be any easier to choose a law to overturn and rewrite for the masses? 

Thirdly, asking any one person why they would choose one thing over another, is so open to any manner of reasonings as to their motives for change. It comes down to the individuals perspective, sometimes healthy and sound, while at other times very judgmental and destructive. If the saying goes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then it stands to reason that so to is ugliness and self preservation. This why stuff can be a good thing when seeking understanding of something, to a point, but then can become somewhat of a slippery slope.

I am a child of God, following one set of laws… HIS! There is no need for change here, and as the bible instructs, we are to honor our Government, out of reverence for God… not man. Because of this, I find myself unable to answer the prompt with any one specific law to change. Even Thomas Jefferson was adamant about not mixing matters of Church and State. See, I don’t ONLY read the Bible!

Here, have a cookie…

Though I feel that you have already been shown ideas of my dream home, I did try to come up with some clearer visions for you to enjoy.

While I enjoy the look of a shingled roof, I decided that I much prefer thatch, or even moss. I think it blends into the forest a bit more naturally.

As much as I liked the little creature sitting near the porch, it seemed too lonely for my liking, so back to the drawing board I went.

After all my efforts to add more creatures into this dream home, I was now faced with having a house too small to fit everyone, because… duh… they would obviously be staying with me inside, as I’m not barbarian that would make them sleep out in the cold. 

After all that effort to come up with a great answer to the daily prompt, I have simply gone back to my favorite place…

If a thing’s not broken, why try to fix it? You’ll find me in the barn…

I don’t even have to make you cookies today, as the babies have made you popcorn!

Sometimes too many words spoken, can spoil the beauty of the message, so I will keep my prompt answer short, and to the point…

Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. Psalm 103: 1-5

Have a muffin this morning… I don’t feel like cookies today, do you?

Blueberry muffins, with those little crumbly bits on the top, have to be my all time favorite muffin… what’s yours?

The older I get, the more things I add to the list of bygone days…

There was camping, swimming, biking, hiking,

Barbies, babies, drinking, dancing, horse riding,

motorcycles, mopeds, sand dune climbing, river rafting,

drive-in theatres, frat parties, sunbathing,

boy chasing, love making, chance taking…

Just call me the Risk Junkie, cause if it looked scary, I’d be trying to do it!

It’s like that song about the song that never ends, my list does in fact go on and on and on…

Life changes for us all on that big wheel of time, and while some things change or disappear as we get older, we still find plenty of activities and hobbies to bring us pleasure, they might just look a bit different.

I might not bike and hike like I used to, nor can I “CAMP” without a mattress inside of an RV, but I do walk along a lovely river in the woods nearly every day, leaving me filled with just as much pleasure being outdoors, as it did back in the day.

I could go back through my whole list of things I did when I was younger, explaining to you how each one of them has changed over the years… but I suspect that your own lives come with similar lists. We are all on the same wheel of time, just at differing places on it’s cycles of motion.

Where one activity stops, slows, or loses my interest… another surfaces to bring me just as much joy and pleasure… just different, and maybe even better than that of the past. 

Just sayin,

Here, have a cookie…

Sometimes, all that a break does… is slow you down! 

This tortoise is going to win the race… by sheer steady determination!

Oh sure, there are days that feel like I’m falling behind, sometimes even rolling backwards.

Other days may even leave me confused as to whether I am the tortoise or the hare… maybe there’s a bit of both in me, at times.

Whoever came up with the saying, slow and steady wins the race, had to have been in a similar race as mine! They most certainly had to have experienced much, if not more, of some of my own obstacles and roadblocks!

The point is… if I keep going slow and steady, I won’t be needing a break! 

This tortoise has an enormous dish of carrots and apples waiting at the finish line… and I am hungry!

My friend the hare ran too fast for too long, having to stop and take several breaks, so he will be along shortly! I’ll just set some of my goodies aside for him, once he gets here… I simply love to share my things with others, as a turtle can only eat so much lettuce and carrots, anyway!

Here, have a cookie….

In honesty, Google can have this prompt question as far as I’m concerned!

I still hold to my commitment to being forthright and non flippant in my answers to the daily prompt questions, therefore, I wholeheartedly suggest you search Google for the answer to what is considered the most important invention in my life.

Besides, I’m not dead yet so there is still time for something bigger or better to come… don’t blame me, blame the prompt for asking such an open ended question!

As I write to everyone on a daily basis, offering to share who I am to any who wish to take the time to get close with me, I highly doubt that my explanation about an important invention will be of any personal value to anyone. 

Therefore, I give to thee…

These cookies three…

All have been invented…

By the imagination of me…

Right now, it’s not even a hypothetical answer, considering that we are still surviving with only one working water line that only gets cold water to one faucet… no toilet plumbing, nor a working shower!

Now that you have a better understanding of why I am answering the prompt with a picture of an empty bathtub, I will tell you, in truth, what my ideal day would look like…

Every perfect day starts out with a cup of piping hot coffee, mixed to perfection with my favorite French Vanilla creamer…

As I sip my most favorite beverage in the quiet early morning hour, I study and rest on Gods promises, given to me within His word.

After several hours of reading, writing, and corresponding with those in the WordPress community, I am rewarded with a glorious walk along the river, continuing on into the park, where my favorite squirrels all live and play.

All that walking used up a great deal of energy.

Upon my return from the above mentioned walking adventure, I would then climb into a luxuriously hot and soap filled bathtub… you know those really lovely bathtubs with the clawed feet that sit on the surface of the floor… ya, that kind! I would just lay there soaking away all the aches and pains, worries and woes, and whatever else I’ve been carrying around.

All this pampering and relaxation, might lead you to think that it would be time for a nap… nope! There is still yet to be done in the hours left, so let the refueling begin…

Once refueled and re-energized, I would then spend several hours of uninterrupted quiet, continuing on in the writing of my upcoming novel. I may be close to halfway finished, so that’s an encouragement!

I would spend the remaining hours of the evening with my husband, sharing our day with one another and enjoying a quiet dinner together. 

In truth, I already do most all of the above mentioned things… apart from having hot water, or a bathtub!

Don’t worry… I wash my hands before making your cookies…

Changes in ones perspective comes from the changes in each season of our lives…

Birth to Death

Infancy to Infirmity

Immaturity to Adulthood

Ignorance to Wisdom

Love to Hate

Joys to Sorrows

Violence to Peace

Past to Future

Perspectives flux an flow

Perspective can change everything…

Back in the day I was a professional list maker… ask any of my kids. White boards, Poster Boards, notes in lunch boxes, you name it… I listed it!

I was always making grocery lists, laundry lists, homework lists and even vacation lists… I classed myself an expert!

Gone are those days… and gone are any lists… anywhere! I have a white board Calendar that never displays anything more than the days of the month that I rewrite each time the months change… that is as far as that goes.

At some point, things just became a long line of polls being knocked out from underneath my boardwalk, eventually leading to now… where most days find me adrift, on a piece of broken plank I’d been standing on when all the supports gave way!

When you go into what I refer to as “Survival Mode”, there is no need of any lists… just wait for the next wave and hold on!

There are days that I truly wish I could write a list and then “Poof” things would just begin to fall into place like a puzzle, creating something beautiful and lovely to gaze upon… but believe you me, I tried that and it was fruitless! 

There is freedom in surrender! I choose to take one day at a time, praying that my father continue to guide my path, as He faithfully does. Living this way causes the need for making lists obsolete!

I do not need a list to guide my path, as I have already found the light and He guides me fully, in all things!

Here, have a cookie…