UNSCHEDULED

This post was supposed to be for Five Minute Friday

Word prompt--SCHEDULE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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Participating in Friday's prompt was on my schedule, but the day did not go according to plan. Instead, I spent a good part of it sitting in the garage waiting for my car to be repaired. 

On Thursday, I had rolled my car window down and then not been able to roll it back up again. Not a good thing with all the rain in the forecast. Also not a good thing because, as I found out, it's the only window in a car that you have to be able to open and close in order for the car to pass inspection, and my inspection was almost due.

A friend had recommended this place. It's a new garage in town, which I had also received a discount coupon in the mail for, and it did not disappoint.

True to the sign, the people working there were very friendly, accommodating, and willing to go above and beyond.

They first took the door off to see what was preventing the window from cranking back up and see if they could fix it. Unfortunately, they could not. The very old mechanism (my car is 26 years old) was broken beyond repair and had to be replaced. 

And so on Friday, instead of tackling the things on my schedule, I did things that were not. Like take pictures of my visit to the garage, and read a digital library book on my cell phone that I had not had time to read, and that was about to expire and get automatically returned.

The interior of the building was very clean and bright, and the waiting areas were very comfortable and had several amenities, such as a refreshment bar, with coffee, water, and snacks; a trolly with free pens, flashlights, squishy toys, key chains, and other items (I was not ablt to get a good picture of); and a most amazing children's area.

The children's area had games, books, a little table and chairs, and a red phone on the wall with a sign that said to pick it up and someone would bring you a lollipop.

I did not pick up the red phone and get a lolliop, but I did accept the gift of these squishy cars and flashlights for two of my great-grandsons.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

FOR ANONYMOUS: WORDLESS WEDNESDAY-2

 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

DECLINE

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

Word prompt--DECLINE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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Look what I got in the mail.

Sandra from  Diary of a Stay at Home Mom was celebrating her 20th blogversary with a special giveaway I didn't even know I had entered until she notified me that I was the lucky winner.  

How could I decline such a delightful surprise?

If you are reading this post, Sandra, thank you so much. You made my day.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

LAZY

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

Word prompt--LAZY

Five minutes to free-write about it

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My first thought was of a very old song, Those Lazy Hazy Days of Summer. I looked it up on YouTube to refresh my memory, and though the lyrics are less than edifying, the tune is very catchy, and now I'm having trouble getting it out of my head. 

This week I cheated a bit by reading what some other people had written before writing my own thoughts, because to me, lazy means sitting around doing nothing, and I don't do that, but I do procrastinate a lot and am easily sidetracked as well. 

What I discovered was that the word seems to mean different things to different people.

My master to do list is long and overwhelming, and though my spirit is willing, my flesh is weak (not my words, but definitely my thoughts). Even though I try to keep the daily list short, I still have trouble getting through it because of how easily I get sidetracked, and because I sometimes just freeze and waste a lot of time trying to just get started. 

Jesus had an antidote for that --  "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Mark 14:38, NIV)

Through this post, I am committing to be more intentional and consistent about praying over what to include in the short to do list for the following day that I write out before going to bed each night, and praying for the Lord to enable me to resist the temptation to get sidetracked and help me stay on track.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

HARMONY

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

Word prompt--HARMONY

Five minutes to free-write about it

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Yesterday was the first day of spring and this blog's 19th anniversary, but the day did not play out the way I had expected it to.

It was a very dreary day with lots of rain and a few thundershowers,  

I don't know if any of you are affected by the weather and changes in barometric pressure, but I have always been very sensitive to both. 

As a result, instead of writing the special post I had looked forward to doing, I allowed my aches and pains to seduce me into attending a pity party where my thoughts were out of harmony as to whether or not I should even continue blogging, take a break, or just say goodbye. 

And then this morning, I woke up to a beautiful, blue sky day and wondered what all that had been about. 

Things seem to look so much more harmonious (at least to me) when the sun is shining, and when I remember to keep my focus on the Lord, knowing that He is in control, that the clouds will pass, and that whatever lies ahead, Jesus is my good shepherd and is walking by my side (Psalm 23:4). 

Catching sight of these tiny wildflowers in the grass of our courtyard gave my spirits an added boost, reassuring me that yesterday's gloominess, notwithstanding, spring really is here. 

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

My blog is 19 years old today, and I wanted to post something a little more significant than an answer to "What's In The Box," but time has escaped me, so this will have to do for now, just so the day does not pass unacknowledged. 

I will try and post a proper post in the next couple of days--maybe as part of this week's FMF challenge, which I obviously didn't have a chance to write today either.

Anyway, several of you were wondering what was in the box I posted a picture of for Wordless Wednesday. The answer is, that's it. 

I had ordered a battery from Amazon, and that's how it was delivered. One little battery rattling around a big old box with no padding or anything.

Happy First Day of Spring!