Category Archives: encouragement

How To Write and Live Brave (When You’re Terrified)

Posted on February 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

A funny thing happened to me on the way to Five Minute Friday (FMF) — the road wasn’t down to bare pavement, I guess. I don’t know how it happened, but somehow I connected with Lisa Jo from Feb. 8, … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Bare

Posted on February 7, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I’m joining with hundreds of other writers writing for five minutes on a specific prompt word provided by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/02/five-minute-friday-bare/). Her exercise calls for writing for just five minutes {okay we … Continue reading →

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A Drink of Water

Posted on February 1, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

As I’ve mentioned before, I send weekly Words for the Week to family and friends. They are just small snippets of encouragement. I don’t blast the e-mails. I send them separately as a reminder to specifically take the time to … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Hero

Posted on January 31, 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-hero/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on January 25, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for another chapter from a book Karen and I received from JoAnn. It was from Rodale Press for Hallmark, 50 things that really matter. I’ve been sharing some of the first person chapters — and throwing in my … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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