Tag: dailyprompt

Wild animals

December 9, 2023
There is a mob of kangaroos not far from where I live.

Do you ever see wild animals?

Today’s WordPress question is do I ever see wild animals? Living in the country region of Western Australia I would have to say yes. But in saying this I mean animals that live in the wild, not wild animals like lions and tigers.

I do not have to go far from my house to see a big mob of kangaroos like in the picture above. When I go for a motorbike ride I see up to 50 kangaroos in a paddock. Sometimes they are resting under a big tree and other times they are all bouncing along at speed. It is amazing to watch. I often slow down to travel next to them.

Often in the mornings when I am driving to work I see kangaroos or foxes just next to the road in the paddocks too. This happens more in winter when I leave before the sun is up properly. They are usually close to the road drinking from the puddles of water from the rain.

In summer when I go for a walk up our local rock it is normal to see some sort of big snake sunning itself on the rocks. As I live in an area where most snakes can kill you with one bite, I take a wide berth around them. So on my prayer walks I have to keep my eyes open!

The Mulga or King Brown Snake can grow up to 2.5 metres long and is one of my most deadly where I live.

We do also have lizards like the Blue Tongue Lizards, Bobtails and birds of prey like Eagles and Hawks too. I might also see the occasional Emu, but that is very rare. That is pretty much it for where I live.

So yes I do see wild animals where I live. Not lions, tigers or bears, but snakes, kangaroos, eagles and lizards.

Morning or night person

December 5, 2023
A photo I took on my way to work as a school Chaplain.

Are you more of a night or morning person?

This one is a very easy one for me to answer. But first I will give you a hint. Every morning my alarm goes off at 500am and an alarm goes off at 800pm at night.

Yes I am a morning person. I love to get up with the sun and exercise. In winter it is an hour or two before the sun. I have done this for as along as I can remember…at least 35 years.

I like the morning as it means I can get up before everyone else in my house and start my day in the gym or on the bike. I love this time alone to get fit and also to order my thoughts before my day starts.

Getting up early was especially good when my kids were small. It meant I could get my exercise done, go to work, come home and just be with my family. I did not have to leave them to exercise. I could be fully present.

The only time it is hard for me being a morning person is if we go out at night. People are used to me running out of energy when 800pm comes around. I got home at 900pm recently and I was asleep by 912pm lol.

So yes I am a morning person. I love seeing the sun rise and getting my exercise endorphins first thing before my day really starts.

I would want to meet Jesus

December 3, 2023

If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why?

This is a really good question. There are lots of people I would like to meet. As I love my sports it would be retired AFL footballers and cricketers, old time Olympic athletes, and some bodybuilders from the era before steroids were introduced to name a few.

But far and away the most important historical figure I would like to meet is Jesus. I would love to spend a week or so with Him on the road with his disciples.

I would love to just to watch and listen…and maybe ask the occasional question. It would so good to hear His words and His prayers and see His miracles first hand in the historical context.

To see His parables actually spoken. To see the peoples faces when they were healed or raised to life. To see people set free from demonic oppression and return to their normal selves. I can only imagine what that would be like.

So for me, my historical figure would be Jesus. I know Him in my heart and from the pages of the Bible, but to actually walk with Him on the road would be priceless.

Beach or mountains

November 25, 2023

Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why?

While I like being at both the beach and the mountains, I would have to say the mountains win out slightly.

For me there is something about walking up a hill to be alone with God in prayer. I can focus on Him on the journey to the top and when I arrive I can see from a higher perspective.

But in saying this, sometimes I like to sit at the ocean and just watch the waves go in and out. I find myself being in awe of the God who made the oceans and how vast it is when you look out to sea.

The deciding factor for me is that fact that we live nearly 300 kilometres from the ocean. It is easier for me to go and walk up our rock. I can walk up the pathway above and be alone with Him.

So beach or mountains. It is the mountains for me, but only just.

Tears of joy

November 23, 2023
Billy Graham Crusades have been held in 85 countries on six continents. Mr. Graham’s largest Crusade in the world was in Seoul, South Korea, with an estimated 1.1 million people in attendance on June 3, 1973. (From BillyGraham.org)

What brings a tear of joy to your eye?

What brings a tear of joy to my eyes? Seeing people accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

I have watched countless crusade events online where people have come forward to accept Jesus. I have also been to a few. Every time I end up crying my eyes out with joy. It is the evangelist in me.

Knowing people have changed their eternal destination from hell to heaven impacts me greatly. It is a large part of why you and I are here on earth – to bring people to Jesus.

As I type I am reminded of Luke 15:10, “In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.”

This verse reminds me that I am not the only one crying tears of joy. All of heaven celebrates with joy when people come to Jesus too!