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Five Minute Friday — Alone

The hours just don’t line up. Friday was a series of doctor appointments. Friday night was catching up on what should have been done Friday and getting ready to hit the road for the trip to Maine Saturday. But I’m … Continue reading

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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

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Try

The Five Minute Friday prompt word this week was TRY. And try as I may, I just couldn’t get the thoughts together … so I am going to piggyback off the prompt and just write …. for more than five … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye … Getting To Know You 2

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord… Proverbs 18:22 I told you my role was peacemaker. One of the first things we had to do was pick out a church. Mom didn’t … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye … Getting To Know You 1

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord… Proverbs 18:22 We were both all of 19 when we got engaged! We wanted to get married that summer (1967), but both grandmas and grandpa … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Dream

It’s Saturday … which means it’s time for Five Minute Friday {don’t judge}. It’s still an exercise where a hundred or so faithful souls come together to share five minutes worth of thought on a prompt from Kate Motaung and … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye … In the Beginning 2

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye … In the Beginning 1

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — World

It’s Saturday … That means it’s time for Five Minute Friday. I know. I know. I don’t know my days. But I generally like going through the Friday exercise … even if I’m a little late on the trigger. I … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Gift

The Five Minute Friday prompt this week reminded me of a sermon I preached a few years back. I decided to share some of it as my weekly writing exercise. In case you’ve forgotten, Five Minute Friday is a flash … Continue reading

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