My Inspiration

I take a break from working on my present WIP to go outside and enjoy the morning as the sun comes up. I sit on a chair on my front porch and sip my coffee enjoying the warmth of the liquid as my skin is slightly chilled from the morning air. I breath deep and smell the colliding scents of clean fresh air and the recent rain from last nights storms mixed with horse and cow manure from the nearby pastures.

I can't say that the morning is quiet, because it is abuzz with sounds from the crickets and the birds as they wake up to go hunting for their morning meal. There is a slight breeze that causes the leaves on the nearby trees to rustle and mix with the far off noise of a car whose driver is off to start their day.

I look up into the morning sky and see the sun coming up and peaking through the low lying clouds on this side of the mountain. Vibrant colors of pink, yellow, purple and orange fill the eastern sky then turn darker as the sun rises hiding behind the heavier clouds.

As I sit here and witness this kaleidoscope of sights, sounds and smells I am thankful and overjoyed to be able to sit here and be apart of this wonderful morning. I have been able to put aside the stresses of the week to take part in the moment. Times like now I feel like I am a part of nature and it's beauty and not just an observer looking in.

I thank God for moments like this and give him all of the glory for all of the blessings in my life even for those I have not been able to see and experience yet.

I take inspiration from these moments and hold them close to my heart. It gives me hope that things will turn out as they should and it gives me an open mind to put words on paper as I continue writing the stories I have in my heart.

Vickie Treadway

To Change or Not To Change?

When do you know when enough is enough and it is time for a change? Do you just force the change because your too tired to go on, or do you try to keep going until an opportunity comes along to make the change a lot easier?

I keep plugging along hoping and praying that things will get better, but the only thing that is becoming clearer is the fact that I am having more bad days than good. I know that I have a choice to make.

I have a choice to either continue the way I am going, or I can make the decision to go into uncharted territories and try something new without a clear plan. The first way is comfortable and I at least know what is going to happen and it helps the family, because they all benefit from what is already tried and true.

The second choice will give me personal satisfaction and the possibility of finding something that is new and more meaningful, or I can fall flat on my face and those who depend on me can be hurt.

If I were alone and had no one to answer to but myself, I would most definitely take the chance to make a change to help myself, but with others to consider I feel as if I am stuck.

I guess the bottom line is that I'm not willing to take the chance to take a blind leap into the unknown because it could hurt those who depend on me if there is no clear plan. I need to put my faith in God to help me and to guide me into making the change when there are better opportunities at hand.