The End of the Rainbow...

I love to be with my grandsons and share in the wonderment of childhood innocence and dreams.  They can make life seem so simple.

My grandson saw this photo on the computer and asked me "Grandma, can we go to the end of the rainbow and can we get the pot of gold, then we'll be rich and we can go to Africa and see all the animals." I of course concur with his pure belief and let him know that all things are possible. I don't tell him it is too expensive, or we won't have enough money...I encourage him that it will happen and in following my own dream, I will make it happen.

He is secure with that, and I am secure in saying it. It is never too late I tell him to dream big, and believe big. And I talk in our quiet moments of God and share with him in the most simple way to trust God and in time all his hopes and dreams will come to be. He throws his arms around me and says "Love you grandma, yea" he yells "we are going to Africa."

So whatever your dreams are spend a few minutes with a child before they are filled with worldly  thoughts. We can return to our childlike innocence and that is when we grow in wisdom, remain curious, and are still excited about learning something new and fun.

Be childlike in your walk with God and you will be amazed at what comes forth to greet you. If you stop learning and growing what is the purpose of this life? Since we don't have all the answer, attempt to learn some truths about you and those around you.

My grandson makes me laugh, gives me pause for thought, and loves me unconditionally. That is how God wants us to love one another, just watch the children and learn. Sit on the floor and play like you did when you were a child, it really is fun. Whether we play Tic Tac Toe, Jacks, put together a puzzle or color, it sets my mind free and I remain open to all possibilities...that is how we start out in life, sometimes we must return to the mind of a child and all the possibilities it brings.

God is waiting to hear from you. Go ahead give him a call. And watch how your life can and will never be the same.

"I am a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down..."  Abraham Lincoln

That friend today is my grandson Collin.

Autumn's path...

The cool air is starting to fill our evenings here in Arizona. A soft breeze, lazy colorful clouds hang gently in the sky. Blues, pinks, and purples filled the sky a few evenings ago. Amazing and beautiful in its simplicity.  It is the simple things I take note of more than ever before.

I see myself walking down this autumn colored path to finish that which I have started and now want to finish. I am racing towards my vision of completing my first book "Waiting to Die, Wanting to Live", and hand delivering it to my publisher on Halloween weekend in Las Vegas.  My dream and vision will come to its final resting place.  And the new vision and dream will take over and start anew.

Autumn is my favorite time of the year.  It is the final quarter of the year to take stock of what you have accomplished, what you have left undone, and what lies ahead for the new year.  It is a time to finish that which you have started and be a good steward of your work. Give whatever it is you are doing your best, that is all God asks of us and what we should expect from ourselves.

So I will finish this years goal and ready myself for what lies ahead. If you haven't finished your goal for the year, take a breath, believe in your dreams, complete what you can, and you will become what you believe.

I am diligent, and my desires are fully satisfied. (Prov. 13:4)