I read. A lot. I have 2 Kindles and love them. Not only for the free books but because I can get a new book at 10 at night from the comfort of my own bedroom. Love it! I also taught English so I have a pretty good idea of what makes a story a story. Want to know a basic?
Conflict.
Yep, something that inserts conflict into the life a of character and how he/she deals with it is essential to a story.
Today, my life was not a story. No conflict. Busy but dull. No drama, no conflict, no story.
6:45 - wake up and (usually) pray for 10 minutes. I pray for the healing of Jarrad's body - complete healing. I imagine that his body is healing like a seed that one plants in the ground. I pray for patience with my children. I pray for guidance. I pray that I am not tired. I never say "amen". I was asked once why I don't and it is because I don't think that one should end prayer but continue with it all day. So at 6:55, I get up and get Emma ready for school.
At 7:30, head out the door with Emma and take her to school. Back home by 7:45. Get Sam breakfast and check on Jarrad. He had outpatient procedure yesterday so he is still pretty wiped. I let him sleep. Eat my own breakfast, check out the blogs I follow, do my devotion, some minor cleaning, a load of laundry and shower. Get Sam ready for swim lessons.
9:00, Jarrad is still beat so I tell him we are leaving in 20 minutes and get him water and his meds. He goes back to sleep.
9:20, Sam and I head out the door for his 10 swim lesson. Today, he doesn't love the water and doesn't want to do ANYTHING the instructor tells him to do. Oh well. I notice that they have a lift. That is good as Jarrad wants to swim. Cool.
11:00, we leave for the pool. My cereal is LONG gone so we stop at Chick-Fillet and get "criss cross" fries. Home by 11:45 and eat lunch. I am so very tired. Jarrad is up and after lunch I lay down for an hour.
2:20, we get in the car to get Emma because Jarrad and I have an eye doctor appointment. I have not had my eyes checked in 2 years. He had his eyes checked in the hospital but I want to make sure every thing is still ok. This is a new to us and they are really nice. We are good - I was afraid that my eyes had gotten a lot worse - nope.
We are out by 5:45. The kids were good BUT HUNGRY! Jarrad says we could go to the Olive Garden for dinner - yeah! He stresses that it is a gift for me. It really is because he doesn't care for the Olive Garden. I love the salad and breadsticks. I need to remember that that is really all I need to eat when I go there. We now have enough food for tomorrow night too. The server was bringing me Cokes before I noticed they were empty so I am no longer tired.
Now it is 8:30. I need to fold laundry and do dishes. Make lunch for tomorrow. Do assorted cleaning. And go to bed at 10 ish (if I don't get a book to read!).
No conflict. No drama.
No story. Just another day.
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