Category Archives: family

Five Minute Friday — Ready

Posted on September 12, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

The calendar says it’s Friday so it must be time for Five Minute Friday. You remember, it’s when a group of us ponder a prompt word of the week and just write for five minutes. The exercise is moderated by … Continue reading →

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Let’s Pray for the Children

Posted on September 11, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I had to take my two granddaughters to meet up with their father for a doctor’s appointment this morning. The elder, 14, commandeered the radio, but couldn’t decide what she wanted to listen to. Not a big deal. So she … Continue reading →

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Thank You for All My Blessings

Posted on September 7, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

How fitting. My latest granddaughter — Hayleigh Ilizabeth-Joy Siccardi — made her appearance this afternoon at 4:45 p.m., appropriately on National Grandparents Day. Hayleigh weighed in at seven pounds, five ounces and stretched 20 1/2 inches. My son advises me … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthdays, children, family, grandchildren, joy, parenting, relationships | Tagged Birthdays, children, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, grandchildren, Hayleigh Ilizabeth-Joy Siccardi, joy, National Grandparents Day, parenting, relationships | 6 Comments

RIP Rip

Posted on September 3, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I spent the front part of last weekend in New Jersey … but it wasn’t a “fun” trip. I went to honor a friend and support his family. Ron Rippey died Aug. 26 at the age of 70 … an … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, encouragement, family, Memories, relationships | Tagged celebration, children, conversation, DPchallenge, Emerson Boozer, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, Friends, Joe Casey, Joe Siccardi, Memories, Newspapers, Paterson News, relationships, RIP | 6 Comments

The Maine Thing

Posted on August 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Those of you who know me either personally or through this blog know I have this fascination with Maine. Over the past six years I have trekked to the Pine Tree State well over a dozen times and have visited … Continue reading →

Posted in family, growing old, Maine, Memories, observations, relationships, travel | Tagged change, DPchallenge, driving, family, growing old, Maine, Memories, moose, observations, relationships, travel | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Tell

Posted on August 15, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday, a free write with no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write. {okay, we … Continue reading →

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Free Range Thoughts

Posted on August 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, I’m back from a nearly 800 mile weekend excursion to New Jersey. I thought I’d share some of the moments gleaned from the free range of my mind. Things I didn’t do … Go sightseeing. Usually, my journey to … Continue reading →

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Love! Love! Love!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

If you heard a loud raucous roar coming from the Brownstone Inn in Paterson, NJ, this afternoon, it wasn’t a rowdy riot … it was a loving celebration that may have raised some decibel levels a little bit past normal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthdays, celebration, encouragement, family, joy, love, relationships | Tagged 100th birthday, Birthdays, celebration, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, inspiration, joy, love, Memories, Paterson, relationships | 7 Comments

Driverless Cars

Posted on July 30, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I haven’t really felt like writing much lately. In fact, I haven’t really felt like doing much of anything lately. But this morning as I was surfing the Net, I came across a feed saying the Brits are planning to … Continue reading →

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I Survived

Posted on July 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I think the grandkids should get together and buy me a t-shirt … “I Survived a Weekend at the Jersey Shore and New York City with My Grandkids.” As I mentioned previously, last weekend I took 10 of the grandchildren … Continue reading →

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