Author Archives: wisdomfromafather

About wisdomfromafather

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

Walking in the Rain

Posted on September 26, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

It was a wet, misty morning here in central Maine. It was the best morning walk in a long time. I look forward to my morning walks with Angelina. It is a time to get in some exercise, start the … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Complete

Posted on September 21, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is COMPLETE. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} Complete. Finished. Made whole. It’s hard to describe the word. In many ways, I am complete, … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Posted on September 14, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday! Five Minute Friday is an opportunity to focus on a prompt word for five minutes (more or less), write a pithy (or sometimes not so pithy) post, share it with others at Kate’s place on … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday – Rain

Posted on September 8, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Saturday {Friday}! The post is {as is usually my norm} a day late, but the rules remain the same. Ponder the weekly prompt. Nothing too pithy, just honest as the words flow from the brain through the … Continue reading →

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Christopher Robin

Posted on September 2, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

What separates Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl from Puff the Magic Dragon? The first eight found Christopher Robin but Jackie Paper just grew up. Actually, Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) grew up, too, but Pooh … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, balance, children, Christopher Robin, communication, companionship, DPchallenge, encouragement, entertainment, faith, family, friends, growing up, laughter, life, love, Memories, movie review, relationships | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Rush

Posted on September 1, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Ready for this week’s Five Minute Friday adventure? I know it’s being posted just after midnight Saturday, but the exercise was actually tackled Friday. But I had an anniversary message to attend to and I don’t like more than one … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged balance, Blink of an Eye, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, life, love, Memories, relationships, rush, Thoughts | 4 Comments

Anniversary Dreams

Posted on August 31, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Almost to the moment, 50 years ago I gazed down the cavernous St. John the Baptist Cathedral aisle in Paterson, NJ, and watched a vision glide toward me. Forty years and 27 days later, I gazed down at a battered … Continue reading →

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Meet and Greet

Posted on August 29, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I have a doctor’s appointment next Wednesday in New York. It’s no big deal … just a routine visit with my primary care physician. However, since it is a 588 mile one-way trip, I really didn’t want it to be … Continue reading →

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Another Great Day

Posted on August 26, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I woke up to some great news today … I mean, truly great news! I am now a great-grandfather for the third time. My grandson Zack and his wife Khristine welcomed Harper Jean to the world officially at 11:37 p.m., … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Loyal

Posted on August 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

The Five Minute Friday assignment — often a Saturday assignment for yours truly — is to write for five minutes on a prompt word, post it and share with fellow Five Minute friends at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com. Around … Continue reading →

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