Alphabet Fail, Gratitude Prevails

Well, I have to confess, I have failed at my own alphabet challenge. (a post a day for each letter of the alphabet!)  Life and memories have gotten in the way unfortunately for the abc's.Memories, specifically my hometown's memories, is a new 'group' on my facebook this month.  It has taken over like a virus, …

Faith, of course! (my “F” alphabet challenge letter of the day)

Of all the words that begin with F, I knew I wanted to highlight faith.  Faith is my best friend, my confidant, my guardian angel, my GPS, and my soul.  Actually, it is Faith in God and His Word I refer to. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what …

E is for Effort (My “E” alphabet writing challenge word)

 ef·fortnoun \ˈe-fərt, -ˌfȯrt\                                                                                                                                                       : work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something: a serious attempt to do something: something produced by work "Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved." Ralph Waldo Emerson Today's challenge is an effort - to stay awake long enough to …

Destiny… A Quandry – (My “D” alphabet writing challenge word)

des·ti·ny noun \ˈdes-tə-nē\                                               : what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future Destiny is not a word or event that I want to explore at all! I have been thinking all day about a random word …

Courage To Change the Things I Can (my “C” alphabet writing challenge word)

cour·age noun   ˈkər-ij, ˈkə-rij\                                                                                                                                                       : the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous:  mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty When I hear the word courage or receive the instruction to be courageous I have a strong image of the Lion in the Wizard of Oz and …

Baloney or Bologna? (my “B” alphabet writing challenge word!)

bo·lo·gna     noun \bə-ˈlō-nē also -nyə,      : a wide cooked sausage that is cut into thin pieces and eaten in sandwiches Day two! Today's alphabet letter is B, and I happened upon the word baloney earlier and started to daydream about it and all the memories it inspired. The simple part of the question is whether …

Anxiety

A is for ANXIETY!! How appropriate to pick the word for "A" that has been on my mind for much of today. I have heard of anxiety over and over, but have only recently considered what it really meant. I had the mistaken perception that anxiety was only a condition if there were visible signs …

Alphabet Challenge

challenge to self: write directions to self: one post per day subject matter: anything (nothing R rated..) starting with anything that begins with "A", and ending with something that begins with "Z". I am a little jealous of some friends who have decided to accept the NaNoWriMo challenge - for national novel writing month. They …