Banana Danna Days

Green Bananas, Colorful Bandannas 

The things that give us 
Hope in the potential 
that is about to be revealed.

The things that brightened our day, 
that washed away all of our dismay.

God made me every inch...and the whole of this day.

With a full heart of expectation, 
I run with wings on my feet to meet 
what awaits me in the next moment....
to see what is on display.

Illumination

Look to the light

Without light you can see no color.

Allow the color to fuel your imagination.

Without imagination it is difficult to believe.

Believing ignites expectation.

Expectation gives us Hope.

Without Hope, it frames our world in Hopelessness.

Look to the light, embrace the color, stretch your imagination, believe for the best, expect the impossible.

 Hope Fearlessly

I Believe it is so......

I believe the art of living begins with being present in your life. We have most likely all been on a people mover at one time in our lives, possibly in an airport or perhaps in a theme park. You step onto a conveyor belt and move along through no effort of your own to the other end; your destination. Adopting this same behavior in life never works. 

Life is tasteless, lacking texture and purpose if we drift along never adding energy, imagination, passion, and love to the canvas of our life. No matter your style of life or where you call home. No matter what your gifts and one of a kind talents, if they are not applied, the picture can never form.

We were created by a master into a one of a kind masterpiece holding a brush no one else has or ever will. Don't deny the world the particular beauty only you can bring to it. 

     Paint your canvas. Only you can.

I Believe it is so....

Insignificant Beginning Significant Purpose

The cloud was born and it began to grow. Insignificant in appearance and size. No one noticed....until 

It was no longer one cloud among many...until

It swelled from the water collected within...until

It turned dark; first grey and then nearly black...until

The awesome wealth of water it contained refused containment....until

 What was on the inside of the cloud revealed itself in the perfect moment and in that moment the ducks did their happy dance, the trees received the gift of rain with out stretched branches, the lakes rose higher, and the air smelled sweeter. Your moment is at hand, hold tight, be steadfast in what you know....until

Pure Choice

Chicken Bones, Rusty Trombones

And all things discarded
Not you...... 

You are God's chosen one

The apple of His eye

The very one for whom 

He chose to die

Why, you ask

did He endure

 such a brutal task? 

PURE LOVE!!!

From Twilight To Dawn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Sky dark

Dots of light

Moonless night

Breathtaking sight

Silence A-hush

No ramble, no rush

Listen...be heard

My thoughts and feelings

have been stirred

Understanding has come

I sit, I ponder, I speak

not  a word

From twilight to dawn

I consider... options open

Roads that are closed

The window that is raised

but just a fraction

When will be the time for action?

What is right..when will be our

 time to take flight?

The assignment has been given

How to fulfill it?

Ropes cut, hands free

The only path to travel

God's way.....

The one He made for me.

  

Leaving it undone

Leaving certain things undone have unremarkable consequences. Leaving the dinner dishes until morning is one. It may be a bummer to be greeted with yesterdays grime and toil, but no harm comes. Leaving the lawn to grow an extra day. Not a real biggie on the undone list. Grass simply doesn't grow that fast. Hair undone until the last drop of morning coffee trickles down your grateful throat. No one cares.

The price is exacted from leaving a conversation until later, the one that you ended up never being able to have. Or having a conversation you wished back the moment it happened and then the apology went unspoken. It comes, that heavy price in the form of promises you intended to keep, but they were left undone. The problem with the undone things...conversations...promises...and  projects of worth is, left undone, they undo you. Say the words, especially the hard ones without delay. Honor your promises even though it's inconvenient. Apologize, though it be humbling. Hug now. Kiss now. Cuddle now. Encourage now. Smile now. Love now. Laugh now. Expect the best now. Live now...don't leave it undone.