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Lead with Love
I don’t remember mom and dad talking to us about a lot of serious things. Maybe they talked to my siblings – but I just don’t remember them talking to me about things like racism, worldview, the Bible, or even … Continue reading
Posted in care, children, encouragement, God, grace, life & love, Memories, motherhood, observations, parenting, prayer, relationships, things that matter, thinking, wisdom, words for the week
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Starting over is hard to do
A few days ago, I shared my morning thoughts about life’s challenges. It said: “Life will never be easy. It will always be hard. But, we can choose our hard. Pick wisely.” I used that morning thought to reflect a … Continue reading
…stop moving the wheel
I don’t have a lot to say today. Lately, I haven’t had a lot to say at all really. That’s the introspective side of me that stops by from time to time. The details aren’t important, but with the “busy”ness … Continue reading
Taking Care of Houseplants & People
I remember my mom having a love for houseplants. I am not really one to pay attention to all the details, so I am not sure where they all came from, but there were a ton. I am not exaggerating … Continue reading
Struggles…
It’s Thursday….and that means its Joe-time…my turn to add to the blog. I’ve been thinking for days of what I was going to write and, in a matter of transparency, I struggled this week to find a topic suitable for … Continue reading
Posted in encouragement, grace, thinking, wisdom
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Wearing Our Own Shoes
Good morning and thank you for your continued support of Wisdom 2.5. After posting “Just a Guy,” I received a great deal of feedback that the community likes the idea of the siblings continuing with the blog our father started … Continue reading
Posted in children, dreams, family, goals, self worth, teamwork, thinking
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Five Minute Friday — Focus
Okay, between fighting a head cold and facing the trip from Maine to New York, I haven’t been in the mood to sit down and write … even for Five Minute Friday on Saturday. But, as they say, the show … Continue reading
Posted in family, Five Minute Friday, prayer, relationships, thinking
Tagged DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, humor, Humor, Life, love, relationships, thinking, Writing, writing
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The Meltdown
I haven’t been around for awhile. Truth is, I didn’t want to be here. This father just had no more wisdom in his tank. I didn’t want to be here in upstate New York either. Truth is, I didn’t want … Continue reading
Posted in confession, growing old, growing up, Memories, thinking
Tagged change, confession, DPchallenge, growing old, growing up, health, Life, Maine, Memories, New York Thruway, thinking
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Five Minute Friday: Dear …
Since Kate has taken over Five Minute Friday (http://katemotaung.com/2014/12/04/five-minute-friday-dear-and-an-e-book-for-you/), the word prompts have tended to more … challenging. Instead of just a single word, they tend to make you think about how the word pairs with other thoughts. This week, … Continue reading
Posted in celebration, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, Hutchcraft, joy, Memories, relationships, things that matter, thinking
Tagged celebration, christmas, Christmas, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, holidays, Hutchcraft, joy, Memories, relationships, Ron Hutchcraft, things that matter, thinking
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Social Experiment
I’m trying something new on Facebook. Each day, I pick a random photo or saying from my WordPress Reader and share it on my Facebook page … like today’s to the right. I include the introduction “Random photo for the … Continue reading
Posted in encouragement, joy, Memories, relationships, thinking
Tagged Blogs, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, Friends, friends, imagination, joy, Memories, random photo, relationships, thinking, writing
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The Light 