Well now, what can I say! I am not a bored person, nor am I boring or go around looking to be entertained everywhere I go. But, on more than one occasion I have been unexpectedly entertained.
Take yesterday for an example.
 
I went outside for my daily dose of vitamin D (at least twenty minutes) got myself comfortable and was enjoying the desert sun before it got to hot.  All of a sudden a slight movement caught my attention. At first I could not make it out, was it a feather, was it a piece of paper the breeze was playing with, what in the world was it? 
 On further investigation I realized that the object was a feather being transported by a small ant. I know right!
 We are told they can carry twenty times their weight but this piece for feather was five times as big as the ant.
 Yes, curiosity got the best of me. I settled back and waited for what would come next.

The little ant dropped it's cargo, walked all over it, tried a new position and walked on for a few more inches. There was a rock in it's pathway and I pondered if I should move the rock or watch what the ant would do.
 The evil side of me decided to just watch and see how the ant handled the situation. (A lesson for me maybe?)
What came next was surprising. He let go of his cargo,stopped, walked over and around the rock at least five or six times, stopped again!  Next the ant picked up the feather at the very end and walked backwards over the rock!
 It took several attemps but it made it over. 

On the other side of the rock, somehow without dropping it, the ant repositioned the feather over its head as if it were an umbrella shading him from the heat. (Intelligence)! I watched the little ant for three feet or (20 mins.) drag that feather to the ant hill. The colony must have set it and moved in overnight. As the little ant approched the colony it was greeted as if it were a long last relative (more likely a super star) or the moving van with the last piece of furniture. After a few minutes of watching acrobactic manuvers the feather disappeared underground along with its transportation.

It dawned on me at that moment how social these little insects are. How determined to get a job done. Never giving up even to the death. They are amazing! Then out of the blue from the file cabinet of my mind came,
 "Go to the ant, consider her ways, and be wise" . At that moment I realized that not only had I been entertained but was taught a lesson. I give up to easy sometimes. I want to quit with it gets rough sometimes, I want to put off tomorrow what I really could be doing today sometimes.... I'm talking about myself now, so don't take this personally unless the shoe fits you too. So, with this said if you ever want to be entertained cheaply and learn a lesson too go find an ant hill, watch and learn....OH, and the reason the ant is referred to as a "her" is because the males do  nothing but breed with the queen and die shortly after, so all the workers are female!

Thank you for reading this and your time spendt. I do appreciate it. This is one of the things that I have been putting off doing for a long time...... writing my thoughts... Please leave me a comment, they too are appreciated.

Looking back at my life and the losses that I have experienced, writing my own epitath to save my family from being lost for words seemed the only thing to do.  I know, I know, what a topic to be discussing on my first blog! But, it is one we all should address and be prepared for. Trust me, this will just give you a better look at who I am and the way I think.
The following words are addressed to all my family and friends and in case I lost the hard copy they will be able ro find it on my blog.  
                                                                           My Last Request
Please don't cry for me if I should one day leave this world as we know it.... because I will be swimming with the dolphins and riding on sea turtles. I will kiss each wave as it crests and follow it to shore. I will soar with Eagles and fly with Angels and when I get tired I will paint butterfly wings. The dragon fly will carry me across rivers and streams. On long flights we will rest on the boughs of kayaks and canoes... and sometimes we may land on your nose just to say "Hi". The raven will bring me messages and carry me thru the heavens with doves at my side.

Once in a while you may see me with a wolf at play... or skating on an iceberg with the polar bear one day. I'll stop and hug trees and dance on their leaves as the winds of the earth carries me far to places I've never been.
The owl will give me wisdom and tell me what to do if by chance I would come by a tiger or two. Oh, lets not forget the roses, I will be playing there among them, climbing up thorny stems to smell their fragrance and bask in their beauty. I'll jump from rose to rose... you may think you've seen a fairy or a bee but no look closer it may be just me. I may be on a falling star streaking across the sky, that will get your attention! 

No matter what you do or where ever you go please know that the heart goes on and I am only a thought away. 
I'll be busy having so much fun... I will be watching over you.... each and every one. I will not say that this is the end. Only God knows where life starts and ends. He is the creator of all things, the mountains, seas, each grain of sand.. fearlessly and wonderfully even man. 

Be still and look closely, see the Master's hand. So, please don't cry when I'm gone but celebrate with me the wonderful gift given by God, life.