Tag Archives: blessings

Blast Off!

Posted on April 30, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

The hype of the book launch for Heaven Shining Through is now a happy memory. It went much better than I had hoped. I would have been happy with about 20 souls in the seats and would have been ecstatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged blessings, book, book launch, communication, Dover-Foxcroft, DPchallenge, encouragement, entertainment, faith, family, friends, Heaven Shining Through, life, love, relationships, Seneca County, support, video, women, writing | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Turn

Posted on April 21, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

On a drab, dismal Friday — one of the reasons I waited until Saturday — it was refreshing to plug into the Thursday night Twitter Party for Kate’s word for the week — TURN! Just thinking about it brought sunshine to … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude balance, blessings, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, life, love, music, relationships, Seasons, songs, turn | 4 Comments

Heaven IS Shining Through

Posted on March 19, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

“Congratulations! … Now that you have approved all three files (front cover, back cover, and interior text), your files will be finalized for the printer.” Those were the words in my inbox this morning … which means — my novella, Heaven … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged blessings, book, celebration, courage, DPchallenge, entertainment, faith, family, friends, Heaven Shining Through, life, love, Maine, Memories, New Jersey, plan, process, relationships, Seneca County, writing | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Provide

Posted on March 17, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Fri… I mean, Saturday. It may be a day late, but it’s time for my weekly Five Minute Friday contribution. It’s somewhat appropriate. The prompt this week is PROVIDE. While I recognize all the Lord has provided, one thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, birds, blessings, blogs, book, celebration, clothes, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, grace, grateful, Inspiration, invitation, joy, life, love, provide, relationships, stories | 3 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Regret

Posted on March 2, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Happy March! Happy first Five Minute Friday of the month! You know the drill. We get our weekly prompt, let the spirit flow for five minutes, post, link up in the Community section at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com, and — best part — … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, life, love, Memories, observations, reflect, regrets, relationships, serenity | 12 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Beauty

Posted on February 24, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Another Saturday. Another Five Minute Friday post. You know the drill. We get our weekly prompt, let the spirit flow for five minutes, post, link up in the Community section at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com, and — best part — visit other writers … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, beauty, blessings, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, life, love, nature, observations, relationships, support, Thoughts, writing | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Privilege

Posted on February 9, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

This is kind of weird, actually writing a Five Minute Friday post on a Friday. It doesn’t happen that often . Usually I’m one of the trailers in the group. This week I’ll probably end up closer to the middle. … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged babies, blessings, celebration, children, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, gift, God, grandchildren, joy, life, love, parenting, plan, privilege, relationships, trust | 5 Comments

December to Remember

Posted on January 3, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I may have mentioned I was taking a December road trip. While I had a couple of stops on my original itinerary, centered on a Packers-Browns game in Cleveland, it quickly escalated and when Thanksgiving with the family fell through, … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged blessings, Charlie Brown Christmas, Corvette Museum, December, Diamond Rio, football, Gaylord Opryland, Gulk, Jersey Shore, Memories, Nashville, New Year's Day, ocean, shows, Studebaker Museum, travel, vissits | 3 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Familiar

Posted on November 25, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday. You know what that means. I’ll write for five focused minutes on a specific prompt, then get together and share with my fellow writers at Kate’s spot on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com. To entice you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, children, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, familiar, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, invitation, life, love, new, relationships, support, writing | 9 Comments

Giving Thanks in 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

When you look around, you might sense there is less to be thankful about than usual as we approach the close of 2017. It’s a natural feeling. We’re winding down, but there are still too many families separated by war. … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, communication, companionship, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, grace, life, love, relationships, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments