Category Archives: joy
Five Minute Friday — Find
Well, it’s Saturday, so it must be time for Five Minute Friday. I enjoy taking five minutes {or so} to develop some thoughts on a specific prompt word. That’s the premise of Five Minute Friday where over 100 of us … Continue reading
Blink of an Eye — Growing Up on Philip Avenue 1
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… 1 John 4:7 Ah, Philip Avenue … our first “home.” It was a three-room attic apartment, just big enough … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye — I Do 4
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh… Genesis 2:24 … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye — I Do 3
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh… Genesis 2:24 I’m going to pause for a minute for a little warning. The following paragraphs deal with our wedding night … Continue reading
It’s All About ME
Wow. I just looked at that title again. No, it’s not about me, like in myself. It’s ME like in the State of Maine. Now that is out of the way, it appears I have finally pulled the trigger and … Continue reading
Four Days, Three Nights … and a Long Trip Back
If memories are measured in smiles, color last weekend an overwhelming success. There were more smiles per mile … and we put on close to 2,000 miles! To bring you up to date — in case you haven’t been following … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye … I Do 1
Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh… Genesis 2:24 Just a couple of prefaces to the big day. Friday was a runaround day, tying up loose ends. One … Continue reading
Hope … and Travels
The Five Minute Friday prompt this week is HOPE. I am going to piggyback on the prompt, but bypass the usual five minute format. But, please, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out what the other free writers contribute at … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye — Prologue
As promised, today I’ll begin the weekly peek into the life Karen and I had. It’s her legacy. I hope you get the chance to know and love her as I did. After Karen died, I decided part of my … Continue reading
Sittin’ in the Gazebo
I was sitting in the gazebo this morning nursing my coffee and listening to the birds chirping, squirrels racing around (doing whatever squirrels do) and the occasional buzz of a bee. I surveyed the terrain. Thanks to a lot of … Continue reading
The Light 