Category Archives: family

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 →

Posted in encouragement, family, joy, love, marriage, relationships, things that matter | Tagged brain tumor, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, flowers, Hallmark, joy, Leanne Coppola, love, marriage, relationships, Rodale Press, things that matter | 8 Comments

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 →

Posted in encouragement, family, Memories, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, Friends, Illinois, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, relationships, visits, writing | 4 Comments

Let’s Talk About Sex

Posted on January 23, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Wow. That got your attention. Actually, I’m not writing about sex, just alluding to it and, as they say at the Chicken Ranch, “There’s nothing dirty going on.” First, a preface to set the stage. Usually, when I’m driving, I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, joy, love, marriage, Memories, relationships | Tagged Christmas, communication, DPchallenge, driving, family, joy, love, marriage, Memories, pleasant memories, relationships | 2 Comments

Just Another ‘Great’ Day

Posted on January 22, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I have a date with a pretty young girl. No, I’m not a lecherous old man. Okay, I am old, but I’m not lecherous. The date is with my latest jewel, Addison Faith Kohlhofer … my new great-granddaughter. I haven’t … 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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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Posted on January 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not really one into “personality” tests. You know, there are compatibility tests, sex tests and other magazine tests and quizzes. And there are more serious “psychological” tests. They all tend to tell you what you already know about yourself. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — See

Posted on January 10, 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-see/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday – Fight

Posted on January 3, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s the first Friday in January. Do you know what that means? Five Minute Friday is back! Under Lisa Jo Baker’s direction (http://lisajobaker.com/), hundreds of bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. No rules. No … Continue reading →

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