Author Archives: wisdomfromafather

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I'm just an ordinary guy walking along the journey of life.

Five Minute Friday — Joy

Posted on March 21, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Friday and time to settle in my fellow bloggers at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/). You know, it’s where we go to ferret out our thoughts on a specific prompt word in just five minutes. It’s amazing what comes … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, joy, Memories, relationships, sermon | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, inspiration, joy, Lisa Jo, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, relationships, sermon, Writing, writing | 11 Comments

Sex in the ’60s

Posted on March 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I heard a disturbing tale from my granddaughter the other day. It seems a group of 12 year olds — three boys and three girls — were caught at a “Ring Party.” That, of course, was a new term for … Continue reading →

Posted in growing up, Memories, relationships, sports | Tagged DPchallenge, growing up, imagination, Memories, relationships, sex, sports | 18 Comments

A Tale of Two Churches

Posted on March 15, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Over a cup of coffee the last time I was in Ohio, I asked my daughter how things were going at her church. She said, “Okay. We’re still trying to get over that 800 active mark.” Hmm, I thought. At … Continue reading →

Posted in family, relationships, West Fayette Presbyterian, worship | Tagged christian, church, communication, community, contemporary Christian, contemporary Christian worship songs, DPchallenge, Faith, faith, family, Friends, Mainstreet, music, Prayer, relationships, West Fayette Presbyterian, worship, worship service | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Posted on March 14, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Lisa Jo’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/) to throw in our two cents worth on … Continue reading →

Posted in family, joy, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, stories | Tagged amateur writers, children, communication, crowd, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, grandchildren, joy, Lisa Jo Baker, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, stories, writing | 2 Comments

10 and 2

Posted on March 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I came to a jarring conclusion the other day. If I had to take my road test for my driver’s license today I would probably fail. I can’t seem to get this 10 and 2 thing down. It’s been a … Continue reading →

Posted in family, growing up, Memories, relationships | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, driving, family, growing up, Humor, Memories, relationships | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Willing

Posted on March 7, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/five-minute-friday/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, relationships, stories, work | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, Lisa Jo Baker, relationships, stories, will, work | 2 Comments

Life … Plugged

Posted on March 2, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

When I was a kid, science fiction included Dick Tracy’s wristwatch/radio. The idea is that old … but very much new in today’s world. Watches, glasses, bluetooth connectivity to almost everything, smart phones, larger than life televisions … and the … Continue reading →

Posted in family, observations, relationships | Tagged communication, conversation, DPchallenge, Facebook, family, observations, relationships, smart phones, social media | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Choose

Posted on February 28, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is CHOOSE. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} We are constantly making choices … literally every minute of our lives. Most are fairly routine, … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, relationships, stories | Tagged choose, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, Lisa Jo Baker, relationships, stories, writing | 13 Comments

Motherhood

Posted on February 27, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not qualified to expand on this installment of 50 things that really matter, so let’s just call this a re-post. 50 things that really matter, of course, is the little book we received as a gift from JoAnn by … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, motherhood, parenting, relationships, things that matter | Tagged Babies, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, Hallmark, inspiration, motherhood, parenting, relationships, Rodale Press, stories, things that matter | Leave a comment

Surprise, CO

Posted on February 26, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I am known to have had some weird dreams. Usually, I can trace the vivid details back to some good pepperoni or sausage. But I haven’t had any lately. In fact I’ve been battling a head cold so maybe OTC … Continue reading →

Posted in dreams, encouragement, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, dreams, encouragement, Friends, inspiration, Karen, relationships, Surprise | 2 Comments