Ice Dragon: Legend of The Blue Daises
Doesn’t that have a nice ring to it? Ice Dragon: Legend of The Blue Daises
I’m so excited to introduce you to this inspirational animated feature that will *ONLY* be in theaters for TWO nights: March 24, 2018 & March 26, 2018.
Canadian director and producer, Bruce Stacey, has put together a short story of his faith-based adventure. This film includes voice talents by Rheal Rees, Justin Debe, and Bill Bray.
Not only will you be seeing this feature, but you will also enjoy an original live-action short film with an exclusive music video.
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I’m excited to take my daughter to see this movie. We love spending time together shopping, eating out, going to the mall, and watching movies! This will be perfect for a “Girl’s Day!” (Sorry Dad!)
Visit FathomEvents.com to find a theater near you and to purchase tickets!
Who knows, maybe we’ll see you at the movies!
Are You Brave Enough To Love?
This question struck me when I saw it come across my phone screen:
Are You Brave Enough To Love?
Think about it for a minute. Love is a million different things. It feels SO good to be loved, completely and truly! You know what I’m talking about; the jolt that goes right through your body when someone you love touches you! Isn’t that just the best feeling in the entire world? OR, being wrapped in their loving arms … there’s nothing better than a big hug where you lay your head against their chest and hear their heart beating. Gentle touches, fingers entwined together, brushing the hair from your face as their way of showing you affection. It is all worth it. And hearing it, honestly, are there any sweeter words to pass through your loved ones lips straight to your heart?
With love, sometimes heartache and pain follows. You can’t choose who your heart will love. That’s a fact. You can try to steer it in the right direction, but it happens. You find yourself falling head over heels before you know it.
~WHAM~ You crash into it like a Maserati going 100 MPH into a brick wall. And you’re left dumbstruck.
Sound familiar?
And you bask in the warmth of love that spills over you like the rays of the sun on a beautiful Spring day.
Sadly, there’s love that is one-sided. There’s love that you want to be returned to you, yet they can’t freely express it. There’s love that will remain in secret, never spoken of and never acted upon.
And silent tears will fall. Pillows will be soaked from sleepless nights spent pining for the one your heart desires most.
That’s love; all balled into one big wonderful maddening mess of heart-strings that feel like electrical current at times.
In the end, it is always worth it, though. No regrets!
To have felt love with a mere glance across the room that sends your heart fluttering like a million butterflies were let loose inside your soul. And to have loved, passionately, like the color red. If there could ever be a color assigned to signify love, deep, blood-red would be the one I’d choose. Love.
That’s the greatest feeling in the universe when you’re caught up in a whirlwind of emotions, like storm force winds in a hurricane. Love.
When love isn’t returned the way you want it to be, or if someone doesn’t love you like you think they should, it isn’t wrong. Maybe they are loving you with all they have. Perhaps they’ve experienced too many heartaches themselves to freely love with abandon. They might choose not to make themselves vulnerable for fear of having their hearts broken all over again. Who knows other than God and that person? It’s tucked deep inside, and they are the only ones that can open their hardened heart to allow you inside.
We are commanded to love. In the bible, there’s so many scriptures about love. Passionate love, or even loving thy neighbor. Even stating that the greatest gift is love. And it is!!
It is!
The Choice Is Yours
If you had a choice to be grouchy, irritated, or annoying with nagging on someone vs. being sweet, upbeat, and a joy to be around, which would you choose?
Let’s be honest here. No one enjoys someone who walks around mad at the world with a chip on their shoulders all the time. Now, I’m not talking about someone who just had something bad happen to them where I’m expecting them to just be overjoyed with what just took place. We’re all human, and we will all react the way we choose to react. What I’m referring to is a spouse that is constantly in a bad mood morning, noon, and night. No matter what, nothing is good enough or pleasing enough for them. (Note: I am not referring to my marriage, but one of my friends is going through this right this very minute!)
It’s difficult to sit by and watch this happening. You offer support and encouragement, yet you hear day after day of this going on.
What I want to bring to light is that in this situation – as in all situations – the choice is YOURS on how you react or respond. It’s up to you to decide if you are going to wallow in this hatred that you seem to carry around with you spewing harsh, accusatory words, OR if you’re going to be a ray of sunshine in someone’s life.
For me, I want to be that ray of sunshine.
I want others to look at me and smile because I’ve smiled at them! I desire for my smile to be contagious enough that it goes immediately to their faces, too!
Honestly, I do not want people to remember me as a nag. I don’t want people to look back at their time with me and think how much I brought them down. Also, I don’t want to be the reason someone else ends up having a portion of their day ruined … all because of how I’ve lashed out at them or chose to behave.
When my feet hit the floor in the mornings, I want to greet the day with happiness inside my soul. I want those around me to greet me with a smile and a hug, the same way I want to greet them. Realizing not everyone is a morning person, no deep conversation is needed before coffee (or for me, warm lemon and honey water). Just smile. Hug. Exchange pleasant “Good Mornings,” and let that be it until after a shower or after you feel awake enough to carry on a pleasant conversation.
What I’ve observed with my friend’s spouse is constant criticism, having their character attacked, and even accusing them of things the spouse has made up in their own minds.
STOP IT!
Just stop.
That’s what I want to say to them.
Life is too short for all of that, and in the end, it will torment you if you continue to choose to live your life this way.
There’s an argument about which takes more energy – being hateful or being a joy. Truly, it doesn’t matter which takes more energy – think of which is more pleasant to be around. A grouch, huffing and puffing throwing a temper tantrum? Or a smiling face that beams with joy from the inside out? I’ll take the latter of the two, thank you!
If someone around me starts to bring me down by their behavior and the way they choose to carry themselves, I’ll attempt to turn the situation around. If it fails, however, I will quickly remove myself from that situation and the sour puss. I’ll be polite about it, but I will choose NOT to allow that person to affect my mood or steal my joy! Plain and simple!
The choice is yours – which one will you choose today?
