At a last installment of the Black and White Photo Challenge, I will make it simple. It is about Home.
Day #7 – Home
A home is not about brick and mortar; nor is it about the structure itself. It is about the people and the memories. The walls that hold up a house are just walls; it is the people inside who decorate them with pictures, paintings, drawings and more. It is not the stuff that makes a home, but the memories are hanging on those walls.
The house is a house, but the people make it a home. The people bring the house to life with their lives, words, and actions. Their creativity is seen in the design and the decoration. People are the life.
My family has lived in a variety of houses and each one we have made a home. Without them, no house would have been a home.
I enjoy the sounds of our home; the laughter, the jokes, the words of praise, the gripes, the whines and even the tears. Each moment grows our family closer together in our home.
When I am not at home, I miss home.
Home means family.
Just a thought,
Thomas Edison is credited with saying, “We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Work is something many people seek to avoid or dislike, but it is work that leads to opportunities.
Day #6 – Opportunities
Opportunities lead us to places were never thought we would go. They challenge us more and take us to levels we never thought we could achieve if we will take advantage of each one.
At an early age, my imagination ran wild and each day began a new opportunity. I found early that each opportunity was a moment in time to be grasped.
There will come a time, when the words, “I wish I would have..” will be words of regrets. While we are still alive, let us take advantage of the opportunities ahead.
Just a thought,
As I have progressed through the Black and White Photo Challenge, I have violated the rules and posted words along with each photo. Each photo tells a story, and the words draw out the story through clearer eyes.
Day #5 – The Road
One of Willie Nelson’s most loved songs is “On the Road Again.” Many people identify with that song because they travel along with Willie as his songs speak of his journey’s along the roads.
Over my short years, the road as represented many travels to many places; some planned, some not planned, but all were unique.
I can only think of one car I ever owned that never made it to 100,000 miles before it was sold. The problems started early with that poor car, but it could still tell a story.
My travels and miles have not been as far as most, but the stories are beyond imagination. I have been blessed to travel for speaking engagements, workshops, lectures, vacations and sometimes, just out on a long drive.
The road will always hold a special place.
What about you? What do the miles mean to you?
Just a thought,
Continuing in the photo challenge, I will let you in on the quick history of the Preacher’s Pen website.The website has become a part of my ministry, my writing, and my life. This is just a small history of how it began.
Day #4 – The Preacher’s Pen
In 2003 I began writing online with various articles and random thoughts. The site was a simple site shared with family and friends through email. The majority of the articles were coming from a small weekly email I was sending out called “Small Talk.” Along with the email “Small Talk” I was printing a newsletter edition every so often and sending it out through regular mail.
In the beginning, I had no idea what a “Blog” was; it sounded like a sickness more than a writing medium. As the articles were posted to the internet, the number of emails slowed down because people from all over the world could access the articles online.
Around mid-2006, after moving to South Carolina and changing the design of the website, the domain name preacherspen.org was purchased. From that moment; all ministry-type articles would be separated from others and posted strictly on the Preacher’s Pen.
Over the years, the site has changed several different times and have a varied amount of traffic throughout the world. Currently, I have taken a break from writing to work on some projects, but now, the writing is resuming at a slower pace.
From a small site to the site it is now, the Preacher’s Pen website continues to encourage others to create a better day today for a better life tomorrow, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Just some thoughts,
As I continue through the “Seven Day Black and White Photo Challenge” I have found myself examing a few things I do and how to improve. One aspect of the photo challenge is to post photos relating to various aspects of your life that define your character. Today, I speak of journaling.
Day #3 – My Journal
I have written about journaling several times before, but this time it is a little shorter. You can read some previous thoughts here: Some Thoughts on Journaling.
Thanks to the teaching of Jim Rohn, I have been keeping a journal for several years now and have experienced many benefits I never considered. Here is a YouTube link to Jim Rohn speaking on journaling.
I started keeping a journal after listening to Jim Rohn speak on the benefits of keeping a journal and realizing this could play a great part in my creative process. At first, journaling was something I had heard before but never followed through on the plan. I decided to purchase a journal and begin writing as much as I could. I tried writing in the morning and evening, but I found it best when I wrote as a thought hit.
My journal goes with me where I travel, and it has become something I refer to and see how my life is progressing.
I do not use my journal like a diary, but as a collection of thoughts, lesson notes, quotes, shopping lists, project planning and various writings. It is a catch-all for ideas, sketches, plans, and failures. There is a structure, and it is to collect thoughts on paper to review and meditate on at a later time.
My favorite part of journaling is the ability to look back on previous journals and see how I have progressed and matured in my thinking. Having a collection of ideas and thoughts aids in gauging your growth.
Do you journal?
Just some thoughts,
