the Life and Times of Miss Madison

Jesus warned in the Bible that we should not  make plans for the next day because we do not know what the next day is like. We should not even put hopes in people who say, "they will" when we don't even know if they can, An example: In January, I announced that Marge was out.  A handful of well meaning friends says,  "I can order it the next month!"  February came and the same friends that says "They will, now says "I can't."  It has been out since January and already I think they have forgotten.  Another example is when another friend kept saying I will be able to see her in April. I could not in March because of her car. Now that she got a new car, I wait patiently then find out that it is not up to her but to her mom. You see on both instances I put my hopes in what they say and guess what? Nothing came about. We should not even say anything. One of my favorite sayings is "No promises." That lets the other person know  that things...

Several months ago, I wanted to do something about my life. I had hopes  and dreams and I thought why not get active.  I joined a single's group and met people older than me and hardly a man there, but I continued to go. They are wonderful people, but I have found that the main reason why they meet is to discuss the next Saturday's Agenda.  I knew I would not fit in. All of them have some sort of income. I do not. I get  some money but by the time I tithe  buy catfood and  bus fare, I also have to save up so it leaves me  with nothing. They all have cars. I do not.  Although I can easily walk there, I would need a ride during the winter hours because its dark. I never got one single ride which reminds me of the church I used to go. I may drop out all together. I missed the last meeting because I got busy.   In December, I wanted to read to children. I thought it would be a great way to connect to them, but hat fizzed out too because of roadbl...

I went to the Bookbuddies meeting one last time  last Monday. It was not going well with me. I couldn't sit there anymore watching them sign up. It was never my desire to sit out on he sidelines. I wanted to be involved but there was too much "red tape" if you want to call it that.  Why couldn't they give me the application in January or December? I really think it was  working against me.  Back then, Natalie did not come out with the idea of having a  volunteer orientation. When I entered the library and approached the front desk, a man told me I have to call the children's librarian and so I did. He  never gave  me an application.   When I emailed her, she never responded by saying you may have to  go fill out an application and go through an interview process before you can come to the book buddies meeting. She responded by telling me when and what time it begins. So my thought was: "All I have to do is come to the book buddies meetings. ...

 I have always wanted to feel useful and so last year in December, I had a desire to volunteer to read to children.  I  did not think I would come across  roadblocks, but I did.  It began when I entered the library and asked about  reading to children: Roadblock number 1: (Which really wasn't) I had to call the  person in charge or email her which I did.  The real first roadblock was when I went to their book buddies meeting and  after going through the announcements and all,  Jennifer tells me I should shadow others to  see how it goes and get the feel of it.  I had no problem with it and I was willing to wait til March to sign up. Didn't happen.  The next month, I received a call from her telling me I needed to go to the volunteer orientation meeting which took two hours of my time from my family  and fill out an application.  I thought fine but it meant  I couldn't read to children in march: another roa...

Serving on Jury Duty is  our civic duty yet it is also  an inconvenience for some.. Some of us have jobs  to go to and so if we go, we don't get paid for that  day. It can also a hardship like it was for me. I tried to go with a positive attitude at one time, but after suffering through the blaring Tv and sitting in the jury deliberation room, I was no longer positive. I also don't care to sit through the whole selection process although it wasn't so bad yesterday because it was a different judge. The only problem was, I did not get enough sleep and so I was tired. As I entered the deliberation room, I sat in  chair in the way back. I figured, the farther away from the tv the better. It had worked because as far as I was concern my right ear was still plugged some and so I could hardly hear it. The problem was, there was these two men talking to each other in front of me and that was as bad as the tv going on. I could not wait for the commissioner  to be...

I sit at my desk wondering what to do. I am unhappy with my life and tired of the endless goals in the games I play on Facebook. My book which has  been out since January hasn't been sold much and as I pray, I ask God, should I just give a tenth?  Both Matthew, Luke and Mark wrote the account of the four soils Jesus taught to the people and as I ponder that I wonder if I should  not give more than a tenth since it was obvious that Jesus said what the seed is--The Word of God. There is nothing wrong with giving. In fact Paul quoted Jesus's words not recorded in the gospel, " It is more blessed  to give than to receive."  What you give is the question. You can give your time or your talent if you don't have money. People give of their time and talents  by volunteering.  In the book of Deuteronomy, Moses directed the people to give according to how God has blessed you. I don't feel very blessed. I have given to ministries and have not received anything ...

I have been writing stories for awhile  especially since my first book is out and  I hope that people will order Marge. Becoming an author has always been a dream and it has come to pass.  One genre I have always been interested in is Mysteries and I decided to have my own series called  The Serena Madison Files. I have one completed and ready to be submitted but this time I decided to go in search of agents.  After I found one and I copied and pasted chapter 1, I had forgotten to save it on my word proc and therefore as a result I am missing four pages.  I was prepared to send a chapter to another agent when I found that out.  I could never rewrite anything the way it was written in the first place so I decided to see if I copied and pasted it as a note on Facebook. Sure enough I did, but the question is: How many pages are Chapter 1? I sent several pages to Northern Lights  Literary Agency hoping that was Chapter 1. Now I am wondering if I shoul...