In Memory of RKR

Music flows from frozen fingers once again. 

Crippling arthritis has lost its war.

Son, father, brother and friend are the names which you were given.

Jesus is the face you now see.

You can play for Him for all eternity.

Mornings

My pillow is buzzing.  My eyes are gritty. My head wants to begin its daily pounding.  There is a war going on over whether to keep my eye lids closed or force them open.  Sleep is leaving which means it must be morning. 

5 Sentences and …

Choosing topics to write about in 5 sentences is not easy!  Should the topics be deep or funny?  Should these sentences be replete with elongated verbiage or short and simple? Should run on sentences be allowed or only grammatically correct sentences?  This challenge is ridiculously hard!

5 Sentences and Time Change

Todays five sentences will cover the time change conspiracy and my deep, tired thoughts on the matter.   The goal of this conspiracy is to keep the masses tired. There is big business in the tired!  From accidents resulting in the need of car repairs and medical to simply buying the shaving cream that was NOT on sale.  You have been taught that being caught in the conspiracy of being tired is how you are supposed to be so it is ok if in your tired and confused state you do not agree with me!  

The Pressure of 5 Sentences!

There you sit with bated breath, anxiously waiting for the next 5 sentences to be published. Will they be words that inspire great thought or words that leave you feeling disillusioned with life and the world? Oh the pressure!! What can I say with my last remaining 2 sentences that will lift you, the reader, up? With my last sentence I will quote my favorite veggies and remind you “God made you special and He loves you very much; bye!”

5 Sentences and the Siesta

Siesta, the time of day when everything comes to a stop.  A time of relaxing and regrouping for the hustle and bustle of the afternoon yet to come. The one to two hours of nothingness will at first be hard to do but after a few days of practice you too will come to see the value of this sacred time. A guilt free time set aside to read a book, take a nap, watch a tv show, anything mentally relaxing.  Venezuela you taught me well and it is now time to institute this practice in the USA!  

5 Sentences and the Rules (3rd attempt)

This is now the 3rd attempt to post the rules with the black void known as the internet interfering; technically I’m up to 15 sentences! 😦 Imagine you could only use 5 complete sentences a day to get everything of importance said to loved ones and/or the world.  That is how this challenge works, simple right?  Not even close!  So what would you say with your 5 sentences a day?

5 Sentences

I read somewhere earlier this year that the habit of writing 5 sentences was good; I can’t tell you what it was good for because I don’t remember.  Maybe it helped one be more successful; or was a good mental exercise? Maybe it was how to become a better blogger or more articulate. Even though I have no idea what the purpose of it was I’m going to give it a go and maybe along the way I’ll figure out what it is suppose to be good for!  There you have it; my first 5 sentences; I hope you enjoyed them!

Shredded and Shattered

What do you do with deep pain?  The kind that shatters your foundation?  The kind of pain that leaves you drowning in an ocean?  

Forgive.

Yes I’ve done that. I honestly forgiven. I don’t hold a grudge or wish hurt on the perpetrator. Yes I have forgiven; but I still hurt!  

My heart hurts, it aches. Healing has not yet happened.  What do I do with this pain?  How do I let go?  Everything has changed; all joy has left; hopes and dreams demolished… Everything I thought to be true is now in question.  

I want nothing more than to go back in time and prevent this from happening and yet that is not possible.  So what do I do?  Where do I park this hurt?  

I know I need to take it to the healer; in my head I know He is the answer. My heart is so devastated and truth so shaken I just don’t know if I can risk it.   My foundation has been shattered; my truth proven false.  I’m not sure I  have the faith needed to bring it to Him.   

… 

Can I risk my heart again?  Can I trust him to gently hold the shreds of what was once my heart?  I’m just not sure … I want to say yes I can and the truth says I can… My heart just doesn’t know if it can take another blow.  

God, help!

Perseid Meteor Shower

Bear with me as I try to get this thought out.
Last night/early this morning I went out to see if I could see anything from the meteor shower that would be visible. Knowing full well that absolute darkness and clear skies are needed I still thought I’d give it a shot. So I went out to back yard in the middle of the city. I did some quick research to find out where to look: up and to the darkest spot you can see.
So I craned my neck in the most uncomfortable position to see directly above me and stared at the darkest spot above my head and waited; and waited. About 20 minutes later a bright flash streaked across the sky and was gone before my brain even registered there was light. I thought I was inventing things so I kept watching and waiting. Another 10 minutes or so later another bright light flashed and sailed across the sky and disappeared. This one however lasted long enough to for my brain to recognize it before it faded out.
Happy with my 2 sightings but wanting so much more I came back inside and got the small foam mattress and a couple of pillows. I took them all outside and got comfortable. As I laid there staring at the darkest spot I could find I saw 2 more tiny streams of light zip across an inch of sky and fade out.
The harder I stared at that one dark spot the clearer my vision got. But as soon as I looked away from that spot my eyes would readjust to the light and those pin prick stars would disappear.
A verse came to mind; “the heavens declare your glory.” The heavens were having a fireworks display for God; showing off His wonder for all the world to see. I thought this so cool I began to ponder it and even went so far as to bargain for more from God. Just let me see one more big one please…. I begged. Yes I had already seen 2 large ones but I wanted more.
As I lay there watching the night sky lamenting the fact that I live in a city and have city haze and light pollution obstructing what I can only assume was a spectacular scene I had a thought. This is what it is like to see God in my everyday life.
To see Him and know He is there I have to go to a place of no pollution. The light pollution obstructed my view of the meteor shower. Sin in my life is the same as light pollution; it obstructs my view of God and creates a haze making it difficult to see Him clearly. The clouds that covered the sky making it difficult to see the stars are like the things in life that I put before God. Clouds are good things and they have their place but on a night when you want to see a meteor shower they are not good. Things like family and friends are good things and they have a place but they should not come before God.
To see Him in all His glory I have to make sure I have focused on Him like the dark spot in the sky. The more I focus on Him the clearer he becomes and the more I see. But when I turn my eyes from then the clouds and the pollution become my focus and the stars fade just as my view of Him fades. He is still there like the stars are but I have allowed my focus to to change.
I thought wow God a show and lesson cool but can I see one more big one please? He quietly answered with this idea; you asked for one and I gave you one. You doubted its reality so I gave you a longer one you couldn’t doubt. Now enjoy the 2 I gave you. Be happy with my gift to you and stop looking to have bigger and better. Sometimes I get so carried away in wanting more I miss the joy of what I have been given already.
So 2 lessons that came from one meteor shower… My mind is overwhelmed with how awesome God is right now!

Psalm 19:1-4 “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.”
Tonight the heavens are shouting God’s name across the skies!! Isn’t God cool???