Author Archives: wisdomfromafather

About wisdomfromafather

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

Five Minute Friday — Visit

Posted on January 24, 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/2014/01/five-minute-friday-visit/) who figured, why not take five minutes and … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, Memories, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, Friends, Illinois, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, relationships, visits, writing | 4 Comments

Let’s Talk About Sex

Posted on January 23, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Wow. That got your attention. Actually, I’m not writing about sex, just alluding to it and, as they say at the Chicken Ranch, “There’s nothing dirty going on.” First, a preface to set the stage. Usually, when I’m driving, I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, joy, love, marriage, Memories, relationships | Tagged Christmas, communication, DPchallenge, driving, family, joy, love, marriage, Memories, pleasant memories, relationships | 2 Comments

Just Another ‘Great’ Day

Posted on January 22, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I have a date with a pretty young girl. No, I’m not a lecherous old man. Okay, I am old, but I’m not lecherous. The date is with my latest jewel, Addison Faith Kohlhofer … my new great-granddaughter. I haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in family, joy | Tagged Babies, DPchallenge, Faith, faith, family, grandchildren, joy, Prayer, relationships | 2 Comments

Awards

Posted on January 19, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been putting this off, but it’s time to say “thank you” to two of my fellow bloggers for nominating me for awards. It’s not that I am not appreciative. To the contrary, I do appreciate the accolades. I just … Continue reading →

Posted in awards, encouragement | Tagged awards, Blogger, DPchallenge, encouragement, Friends, Reader Appreciation, Reader Appreciation Award, Writing, writing | 2 Comments

Alexa Ranks and Other Gobbledygook

Posted on January 18, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I recently became an administrator at Fellowship of Christian Bloggers (FOCB), although I don’t really know what that means except I get to visit other incredible Christian blogs. I’m working my way through the extensive 373 member list and keeping … Continue reading →

Posted in observations, stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Alexa, christian, DPchallenge, Faith, faith, Fellowship of Christian Bloggers, Google, observations, stories, Uncategorized, Writing, writing | 1 Comment

Five Minute Friday — Encouragement

Posted on January 17, 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/) who thought why not take five minutes and … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, family, five minutes, Friends, relationships | 4 Comments

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Posted on January 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not really one into “personality” tests. You know, there are compatibility tests, sex tests and other magazine tests and quizzes. And there are more serious “psychological” tests. They all tend to tell you what you already know about yourself. … Continue reading →

Posted in colors, family, observations, relationships, stories | Tagged anecdotes, Color psychology, colors, DPchallenge, family, green, observations, relationships, stories | 9 Comments

Five Minute Friday — See

Posted on January 10, 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/2014/01/five-minute-friday-see/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Memories, observations, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, family, five minute Friday, Memories, observations, relationships, see | 10 Comments

2013 in review

Posted on January 6, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

Tagged DPchallenge, Review, review, Writing, writing | 2 Comments

A Christmas Story … For the Whole Year

Posted on January 5, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I was asked by some out of town followers to share this week’s sermon. So, here goes … May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my … Continue reading →

Posted in relationships, sermon | Tagged Apostle John, Christmas story, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, incarnation, relationships, sermon | Leave a comment