Author Archives: wisdomfromafather

About wisdomfromafather

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

My Life with Angelina

Posted on August 10, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

As I carried the near-lifeless body of my Havenese Tess from the car to the vet’s office, I vowed never to get another dog. I can still see her eyes — the only thing working and alive — as we … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bread with Jesus

Posted on August 8, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

For anyone who is interested, I generally share my words from the solo side of the pulpit. Sunday, I filled in at West Fayette Presbyterian Church in New York. This week, I will be presiding at Dover-Foxcroft United Methodist Church … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Try

Posted on August 4, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday time. The assignment this week was, quite frankly, challenging. The FMF prompt was TRY, which should be easy peasy. But my mind kept wandering off in different directions {that’s why I call them free range thoughts} … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged children, comfort, communication, Dover-Foxcroft UMC, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, food, friends, God, life, love, parenting, relationships, stories, West Fayette Presbyterian | 2 Comments

Indiana Fun

Posted on July 31, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Lots of Laughter. Check. Lots of wet bathing suits. Check. Rekindling relationships among cousins. Check. Teamwork. Check. Fun. Check. Smiles. Smiles. Smiles. Check. Check. Check. From the check marks, I would say Grandpa’s yearly great adventure with the grandkids was … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Inspire

Posted on July 29, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Welcome to the Saturday installment of Five Minute Friday. No excuses. I just couldn’t muster the inspiration to write for five minutes Friday. Oh, wait. INSPIRE. That’s this week’s prompt. How (in)appropriate. But I didn’t want the weekend to fly … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged colors, communication, conversation, dancing, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, Inspiration, joy, laughter, life, love, music, nature, observations, ocean, relationships, Seasons | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Collect

Posted on July 23, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Sunday! Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. Even though I’m typically a day late, I cherish this exercise. And I do have a good excuse … even better than the dog ate my homework! I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged celebration, children, collect, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, five minute Friday, friends, grandchildren, joy, laughter, life, love, Memories, relationships, things that matter, vacation | 6 Comments

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Posted on July 20, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Way back when when I started in this crazy business, reporters would pound the keyboards of our trusty manual typewriters on recycled newsprint. We would pull out our masterpiece and send it to the editor. There, red from the editor’s … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged career, DPchallenge, family, friends, grandchildren, life, love, Maine, Memories, New York, newspapers, relationships, retirement, Seneca County, writing | 1 Comment

Five Minute Friday — Comfort

Posted on July 14, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories Written … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged comfort, conversation, DPchallenge, driving, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, food, friends, humor, life, love, nature, ocean, peanut butter, Prayer, relationships | 2 Comments

Sometimes You Just Can’t Win … Or Can You?

Posted on July 9, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Thought I would share my thoughts from the back side of the pulpit this morning at West Fayette Presbyterian Church. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged celebration, children, confession, conversation, dancing, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, grace, Inspiration, Jesus, joy, Kate Motaung, life, love, relationships, sermon, stories, West Fayette Presbyterian | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Play

Posted on July 7, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday thoughts. I can’t wait to join my fellow writers at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com to share our pearls of wisdom or our pig’s ears and mix and mingle. I’ve been sharing snippets taken … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged celebration, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, grandchildren, joy, Laughter, life, love, play, Prayer, relationships, things that matter, worship | 10 Comments