Author Archives: wisdomfromafather
Five Minute Friday — Only
Time to turn in the missing assignment — ONLY from two weeks ago. As I alluded to, being on the road limited my access to the laptop. But with some down time today at my son’s, here goes. But first, … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Different
Mea culpa. I’ve been on the road for a week and haven’t really found the time to carve out five minutes for my weekly writing exercise. It’s not an excuse … just stating a fact. Actually, I’ve thought long and … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Near
Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. It certainly creeps up on you … especially when you post last week’s late. Five Minute Friday, of course, is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Familiar
Time for Five Minute Friday. You know what that means. I’ll write for five focused minutes on a specific prompt, then get together and share with my fellow writers at Kate’s spot on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com. To entice you to … Continue reading
Giving Thanks in 2017
When you look around, you might sense there is less to be thankful about than usual as we approach the close of 2017. It’s a natural feeling. We’re winding down, but there are still too many families separated by war. … Continue reading
A Visit with Santa
A few months ago, the phone rang. As I answered it, a jolly voice on the other end let out with a “Ho! Ho! Ho! How are you doing Joe? Santa here.” You never know if it’s the real Santa, … Continue reading
Happy, Happy Birthday!
Well, Sweetheart, you caught up to me again! Happy, Happy Birthday! I was having a hard time figuring out how I would recognize this milestone date. Over the past years, I’ve included some flowery verses, some whimsical sayings and simple … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Excuse
Someone pointed out it was Sunday and still no Five Minute Friday. Hmmm. I guess I should do something about that. I’m not making an EXCUSE {wait, that’s the prompt!} although I will offer I was on the road all … Continue reading
Self Assessment
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a tongue-in-cheek post about looking for a date. I didn’t get one, but I did get a response from a friend. She reminded me my hesitantly in rejoining the dating scene could be … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Silence
Happy Five Minute Friday. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on a specific prompt word from their minds through their fingers onto the screen for five minutes. Then we get together and … Continue reading
The Light 