Author Archives: wisdomfromafather
Five Minute Friday — Broken
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 about writing and how often our … Continue reading
Live and Work
Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertJuly 26, 2010 Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to…
Seaside Heights
I’ve been following the progress of rebuilding Seaside Heights after Hurricane Sandy. I’ve logged into the tourism site, http://exit82.com/, and I marveled at the renovation of the boardwalk, especially after seeing just a shell of what was during my trip … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Belong
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/2013/07/five-minute-friday-belong/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
Rose of Sharon
I was sitting in the gazebo a couple of weeks ago staring at my rose of Sharon tree. Here it was approaching mid-July and still no blooms. There were plenty of buds but no blooms. I was sitting in the … Continue reading
Dear Girl Mom
As I’ve mentioned before, my daughter Dee literally pushed me into the world of blogging. And it’s her words that often inspire me to share my words. A case in point. Yesterday, she posted the following at http://www.journeywithd.com/2013/07/16/dear-girl-mom/. I would … Continue reading
Heroes
I was reading my daughter’s blog (http://www.journeywithd.com/2013/07/15/till-we-meet-again/) this morning. It was a recap of her two week vacation to New York. I re-lived her experiences with her siblings and nieces and nephews, both here and in Massachusetts. Then I shuttered … Continue reading
Note to Self
Note to self. Don’t go to a baseball game with five grandchildren age eight or under. That’s what I did the other night, compliments of our state senator, Mike Nozzolio. It was supposed to be a fun night with my … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Present
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/2013/07/five-minute-friday-present/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading
Englishtown
I heard a commercial the other day about drag races in the area. I was only partially paying attention — it was background noise — but, maybe because I’m in Facebook nostalgic groups Things That Aren’t There Anymore Northern NJ … Continue reading
The Light 