WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

TUESDAY THOUGHTS

Two statements I've been pondering lately:

"We live by demands when we should live by priorities."

"To put your trust in human resources is to lean on a shaky crutch."

I know there's a message in there for me (and maybe you as well?).

TURKEY

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

(linking up at Andrew's place while Kate is on leave)

Word prompt--TURKEY

Five minutes to free-write about it

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One of my granddaughters hosted Thanksgiving this year, and my grandson cooked the turkey. It was a tasty turkey, but like Andrew, given a choice between turkey and something else, I probably would have opted for the something else.

There were 19 of us this year, so we sat at two different tables, and it made me sad that even though we were celebrating Thanksgiving, no one brought up the topic of what we were all grateful for. And then after I got home I felt really convicted and remiss for not having brought it up either.  

My list of gratitudes is long.

I am grateful for the gift of one more Thanksgiving, and for the loving family that surrounded me.

I am grateful that everyone was healthy, with not even a runny nose among the kids.

I am grateful for the gift of becoming a grandmother and a great-granny, a miracle I would never have dreamed possible back in the day when I was a young widow with two small children and a scary experience led to an irrational fear that I would not live long enough to see them grow up. And yet I did. And I've seen their children grow up as well, and been blessed with 7 grandchildren, and 7 great-grands. 

I am grateful for a most amazing daughter who I surely don't deserve, and for the unexpected healing and restoration of the estranged relationship between me and my son. 

I am grateful that God is longsuffering and patient, and never gives up on me, even when I would long have given up on myself, and I am grateful for His unconditional love and His promise to never leave me or forsake me.

Most of all I am thankful for Jesus and for His gift of salvation. 

I am thankful that the Lord is my shepherd who walks beside me even through the darkest valleys, and that I can trust that He is always in control.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

PENGUIN

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

(linkup at Andrew's place while Kate is on medical leave)

Word prompt--PENGUIN

Five minutes to free-write about it

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Interesting prompt this week. Curious to see what my fellow FMF participants come up with.

All I can think of is that they really do look as though they are wearing tuxedos. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

CHOCOLATE

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

(temporarily being hosted by Andrew Budek while Kate is on medical leave)

Word prompt--CHOCOLATE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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I once was a chocaholic.

I have not had any in over 30 years, but this week's prompt reminded me of the days when chocolate was my favorite indulgence, and led me down memory lane to a specific incident that happened during that time.

It was right before Christmas, long ago, when I went looking for a special gift for a very special friend. 

Back then, Cadbury made huge, oversized chocolate bars, and she loved them all, so I decided the perfect gift would be one of each kind. They had five varieties--dairy milk, almond, fruit and nuts, caramel, and a fifth that I can't remember. 

I made my purchase, wrapped them ever so carefully, and put them under the Christmas tree, bubbling with excitement as I anticipated her reaction when she opened the gift. I could hardly wait.

There were two issues, however, that I failed to consider, and that proved to be my undoing.

The first one was that I also loved those huge, oversized Cadbury bars, AND, my friend did not show up the day before Christmas as we had planned.

Christmas came and went, and after a few days of seeing that carefully wrapped gift sitting all alone under the tree, I could not take it any longer. It seemed to be calling my name, and after a brief struggle with my conscience, gluttony got the best of me.

With the greatest of care, I unwrapped the gift, slid out one Cadbury bar, and rewrapped the other four. She will never be the wiser, I rationalized.

When she still did not come, I wound up repeating this shameful process four more times.

When my friend finally dropped by, I had no gift to give her. Fortuately though, she was a real sport about it, and we ended up having a good chuckle.

Hope this post gives you a good chuckle as well. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

COFFEE

This post was written for Five Minute Friday

(temporarily being hosted by Andrew Budek while Kate is on medical leave)

Word prompt--COFFEE

Five minutes to free-write about it

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To answer Andrew's question, I don't drink coffee, although I do love the smell of it.

 Like his dog Sylvia, however, I too like coffee-flavored ice cream, and one of my favorite beverages is a coffee caramel milkshake made with Talenti cold brew coffee sorbetto, almond milk, and caramel sauce. Yum!

Well, that's all I have to say on the topic of coffee, so I'll keep this post short and sweet this week (pun intended).

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY