Category Archives: relationships

Five Minute Friday — Haven

Posted on June 4, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Saturday. Time for Five Minute Friday. Under Kate Motaung’s direction (http://katemotaung.com/2016/06/02/five-minute-friday-haven/), a hundred or so bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. No rules. No backtracks. Nothing profound. Not perfect. Just five minutes of … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday, God, love, nature, ocean, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, five minute Friday, God, haven, Life, love, nature, ocean, relationships | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Cheer

Posted on May 28, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I was going to surprise you and post last night, but a combination of yesterday’s activities {read post below} and a vivid and loud thunder and lighting show made me re-think my … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday, Karen, Maine, relationships, Sonni, stories | Tagged cheer, DPchallenge, encouragement, five minute Friday, hiking, humor, Karen, life, Maine, relationships, Sonni, stories | 7 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Expect

Posted on May 21, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is EXPECT. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} It’s Saturday. Did you really expect a Five Minute Friday on Friday? Seriously, I was told … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday, love, relationships | Tagged Blogs, DPchallenge, encouragement, expectations, Faith, faith, five minute Friday, Friends, humor, Humor, Life, love, relationships, Writing, writing | 7 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Grow

Posted on May 14, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Are we ready for some writing? That’s right, it’s time for Five Minute Friday on, of course, Saturday. Here I gather with other talented writers to share our free-range thoughts on a specific prompt word for five minutes {more or … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Five Minute Friday, growing up, love, Memories, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, Faith, faith, family, five minute Friday, grow, growing up, Life, love, Memories, relationships | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Miss

Posted on May 9, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday … or Saturday … or Sunday … no Monday. But it is still time for Five Minute Friday. Under Kate Motaung’s direction at http://katemotaung.com/2016/05/05/five-minute-friday-miss/, hundreds of bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. … Continue reading →

Posted in blessings, celebration, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, grandchildren, love, Memories, relationships, things that matter | Tagged blessings, celebration, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, future, grandchildren, joy, Life, love, Memories, relationships, things that matter | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Pass

Posted on May 1, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

I played hooky yesterday and headed to the Jersey shore for some re-centering. So, naturally, my Five Minute Friday assignment — which I usually post on Saturday {you have to know me to understand} — has been pushed to Sunday. … Continue reading →

Posted in children, death, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, God, love, relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged children, death, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, Faith, faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, humor, Humor, inspiration, joy, Laughter, Life, love, Maine, relationships, Seaside Heights, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

In the Blink of an Eye — Epilogue 3

Posted on April 27, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Before wrapping up this journey, I had to say thank you to my children for giving me permission to share this behind the scenes look at my 40-plus year adventure with Karen. Karen, of course, is/was the best thing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink of an Eye, encouragement, family, Karen, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, wife | Tagged Blink of an Eye, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, joy, Karen, Life, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, stories, wife, writing | 4 Comments

My Crazy Kids

Posted on April 24, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

When I finally got to move to Maine, albeit on a temporary basis, my children were, well, less than enthusiastic. Somehow they did not think I could take care of myself — especially my daughters. To ease their minds, I … Continue reading →

Posted in children, family, joy, love, Memories, relationships | Tagged children, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, family, humor, joy, Laughter, life, love, Memories, relationships | 3 Comments

Fiver Minute Friday — United

Posted on April 22, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Sometimes, I impress myself. It’s Friday and I’m writing my Five Minute Friday post! As you know, I don’t usually get around to it until Saturday. I’m always honored to join my fellow bloggers at Kate’s place (http://katemotaung.com/2016/04/21/five-minute-friday-unite/) to share … Continue reading →

Posted in ecumenism, encouragement, Five Minute Friday, love, Memories, prayer, relationships | Tagged bible study, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, Faith, faith, fellowship, five minute Friday, Friends, friends, Life, love, Memories, relationships | 4 Comments

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Posted on April 21, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

What happens when you discover you’ve never been legally married after 50 years? That’s the premise behind My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – one that actually caught me a little off guard. I’ll be honest, my wife and I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, love, relationships | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, family, humor, Humor, Laughter, Life, love, movie review, Movies, relationships, Review | 3 Comments