The Age Old Question for Writers

     Probably one of the toughest things writers deal with is the question, "Well, what do I write about?" Ideas don't always come smacking ya in the face. Sometimes they are hidden, or waiting for the right moment. Other times, I swear, it's like they don't even exist. I haven't been blogging as much because frankly I'm not sure what to write about! It is so frustrating, especially when one of my goals is to write more. How do I write more when I don't know what to write about? That's when I looked back at all my past blog posts and realized that the posts with the most views were all mini snapshots of my life with Jacob and our fur babies. It's the pain-filled posts, the real-life stuff. So in light of that discovery, that is what I'm going to try and stick with (unless of course I write a really epic short story).
     I will give another quick update on our little family. Most of you know, but we had to put Jingles down last week. She was one of the best cats around and she lived a good life. She went on many adventures and loved pretty much everyone she met, even Ollie. We miss her and will continue to miss her. The Lord did, however, bless us with a little kitten named Tora. We rescued her from the Humane Society after she was living in a car. The guess she is about 10 weeks old. She loves to be held and pet and sleeps right up next to her humans.She still isn't sure about her big brother Ollie or most of her toys, but she loves her catnip fishy.

     Ollie, on the other hand, knows exactly how he feels about Tora. He wants to play with her and lick her and chase her around the house and she is not ready for that. Even still, just having another animal in the house has perked up his spirits quite a bit. His current favorite things are treats in his Kong toy and playing the out-again-in-again backyard game with Mom. He is unsure about the kiddie pool he got for when it's warm outside. It reminds him too much of a bath right now, and he hates baths. His biggest success right now is sitting on command, learning to listen better to Dad, and no accidents in the house. 

   As for Jacob and I, it has been a rough week. I mentioned before that we had to put Jingles down last week. Mostly it was emotionally and physically exhausting. It sucks to lose a member of your family, even if they are of the fur variety. Jacob had had Jingles since hew as 5 years old. She had been with him through so much and suddenly she wasn't there anymore. On top of that was the expense that we weren't planning on putting toward vet bills (man, fluffies are expensive sometimes!). We wouldn't change a thing about what we did, but it stung a little. Then I, by some impossible gravitational disaster, got pure peppermint soap in my left eye. It wasn't back to normal for 3 days. I was pretty sure I was going to die at a few points. Then our mailman decided our address doesn't exist and so they aren't delivering mail to us anymore (though we are in the process of attempting to get it worked out). Driving home from work the other day, a huge rock flew up and hit the windshield of the Cadillac and now we have a crack covering half the window (Thankfully the insurance we got when we bought it covers windshield 100% thankfully). Then we discovered that our bed frame broke...that's what we get for buying a cheap frame and a dog who likes to climb under the bed even though he barely fits. Then we are both trying to eat healthy and change our lifestyle and I found out yesterday that I'm now wearing an even bigger size pair of pants (at least the ladies will understand the sadness of this). To top it all off, Jacob and I are trying to make some difficult decisions and dealing with work stuff on both ends. It has been an exceptionally long week, to say the least. And yeah, I know some of this seems relatively minor and like we shouldn't even be bothered by them, but it's really just that it has happened all at once The enemy is attacking big time, but here is where the beauty is. God is still faithful. He is still good. He doesn't change even when our circumstances do. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and with God at our side, there is nothing that we cannot face, no mountain we can't make it over. So yeah this week has been so crazy, but we have been reminded of the faithfulness of God and the fact that no matter what he tries to pull, the enemy still loses in the end. I would encourage you that if you are having a rough day, rough week, or rough year, remember that His character does not change. God cannot love you less than He does. Even in the darkest moments, He is right there with open arms.