The Furst Gnome is strumming his guitar, warming up his voice to ring out the old and rally in the new. Happy New Year to all my readers and friends. The drawing is done in pencil on a half of an old file folder.
#cartoons
Daily Drawing #262, Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
Growing up Autumn was one of my favorite seasons. No not because of school but because I knew Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas were not far behind. Now, I am in the late Autumn of my life time. I am not so much looking forward to what comes in this season of my life. While there are bright sides to the Autumn season of life like retirement and having more time to do things you always wanted to do there are also drawbacks. As we age our bodies loose some mobility and aches and pains seem to pop up out of nowhere. Don’t get me wrong. I am not whining. I have just realized that as I age each new day is a gift from God to be used for what ever He needs me to accomplish. I now look at the Autumn of my life as new days of opportunity and if I do get to retire someday I will still be working for Him anyway I can.
Daily Drawing #247, Looking for Fairytale Endings
Who doesn’t like a good fairy tale. I know I do. Shrek is one of my favorites. In the end the not so handsome ogre gets the pretty girl…well girl turned into an ogre because of true love. Like all fairy tales Shrek had a happy ending. Well I am sad to inform you life does not always have fairy tale endings. Instead there are many more sad ending where nothing seems to work out for anyone involved. Like I always tell anyone who will listen, I trust no matter what happens in my life God will use it according to His purpose. So in the end life will happen it is how we handle it which will define who we are and who we will become.
Daily Drawing #244, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers…Anymore
I have discovered that every relationship requires a lot of work. However almost every relationship goes through periods of time where we get so comfortable we take the relationship for granted. These are the times when a relationship can fall apart.The key to keeping a relationship healthy is to keep the relationship fresh. A few flowers, a romantic dinner and the list goes on and on.
Our relationship with Jesus is like any other relationship it requires work. Now we know Jesus gave more for His end of the relationship than we ever can give but that is the beauty of GRACE. Still we must never take what Jesus did for granted. We must always keep the relationship fresh by serving God using our talents and gifts. Remember service is a part of any relationship. We must be willing to serve others instead of trying to get what we can for ourselves out of the relationship.
Daily Drawing #243, Which Way Do I Go?
My wife is always getting on me because I don’t follow directions or ask for them when I get lost. I always try to rely on my not so keen sense of direction which never works out. Jesus tells us there are two roads, “the wide road which leads to destruction.” and the “narrow road which leads to salvation.” The problem many times we take the easy way out and follow the wide road because at the time it seems the easier ride. After all the road is filled with traffic and they all can’t be wrong.
Well the truth is this, the wide may be well traveled but it is not the way to travel through life. The best way to get through life is the narrow road and the way to get travel along the road is by reading the directions (the Bible). The narrow road may be filled with twists and turns and a lot of mountains and valleys but the right directions will get you there. Now get our your directions and start traveling the narrow road.
Daily Drawing #240, Wanna Be a Rock and Roll Star
Growing up the one thing I wanted to be most of all was a rock star. To stand on the stage belting out my songs to thousands of adoring fans. I had only two obstacles to overcome, I could sing that well and I never learned to play the guitar for lack of funding to buy one. As i grew the desire to be a rock star faded. As I now enter the fall portion of my life I fondly look back on the dream and wonder what if I had not given up on my dream so soon. Life is about dreams, some of which are attainable, others which we may never see but unless we try we will never know. Don’t give up on your dreams. Pray about them. Seek the Lord’s help and keep practicing because you never know.
Daily Drawing #239, Getting the World to Sing
This cartoon entitled, “Working on the Cat’s Meow,” is a homage to the old Tom and Jerry cartoons where Jerry is always getting the best of Tom. Here the mouse is teaching the cat to meow in tune. We are supposed to be the mouse. The ones who as the old Coke commercial tells “teaches the world to sing in perfect harmony.” The key is living a life which is in perfect harmony with the Lord. People will sing along with whatever we are doing not what we’re preaching. So a life out of tune will create others who are also not singing the right notes.
Daily Drawing #237, The Lamb and Lion Together Again
Today’s drawing is a throwback to a time when in the Garden of Eden all the animals got along together. The lion and lamb sitting around like best friends surveying the of what was around them. Selfishness ruined the Garden. The desire to have more than what was allotted. Since that ill felt day not much has changed in the world and until selfish hearts are changed from looking inward to caring hearts which are looking outward nothing in this world will ever change.
“People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.”— John C. Maxwell
Daily Drawing # 234, Talking to An Empty Space
I don’t know where the quote came from but my one friend use to say, “Women you can’t live with them sometimes but you can’t without them all the time.” In the light of the cell phone phenomenon in our society I have changed the quote to, “Smart phones you can’t live without them all the time but you need to live without them sometimes. Today’s message is what a would another little rant. I have a smartphone and I have come to depend on a little more than I like but I know there are times my phone needs to stay away. Here is a list of a few:
- At the movies.
- If I was single on a date. (The date is more important than the phone. Also it is really rude to be looking at your phone when she is talking. Same goes for you ladies, turn off the phone,
- At church, unless you’re using it to read the Bible.
- In the library. At least turn the sound off.
- When you’re doing some public speaking.
- At a dinner party.
This is only a partial list. The key as the Bible says is to keep your habits under control Yes, using a cell phone is a learned habit and for some an addiction.
