Tag Archives: decisions

Tears on Earth … Joy in Heaven

Posted on September 27, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die … — Ecclesiates 3:1-2a August 20. November 20. August 31. March 25, April 12, … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged anniversary, Blink of an Eye, celebration, children, communication, companionship, death, decisions, DPchallenge, faith, family, friends, God, grandchildren, grief, heaven, Heaven Shining Through, Karen, life, love, Maine, marriage, Memories, relationships, wife, writing | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Complete

Posted on September 21, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is COMPLETE. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} Complete. Finished. Made whole. It’s hard to describe the word. In many ways, I am complete, … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged appreciation, communication, decisions, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, life, love, relationships | 14 Comments

Words for the Week

Posted on August 6, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

As I usually do, here are my words from behind the pulpit, delivered at Dover-Foxcrost (ME) United Methodist Church Sunday. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, LORD, my Rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged appreciation, attitude, bread, communication, decisions, Dover-Foxcroft UMC, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, giving, God, grace, Jesus, life, love, message, motivation, relationships, sermon, stories, thougts, words | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Thirteen

Posted on July 28, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Welcome to the Saturday installment of Five Minute Friday. Actually, I wasn’t sure if I’d even be able to pen some words this week. I had a full Friday, a book meet & greet planned Saturday — I opted out … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged 13, attitude, children, communication, decisions, DPchallenge, encouragement, entertainment, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, growing up, life, love, parenting, relationships, support | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Done

Posted on July 15, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for my Five Minute Friday {??} contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blogs, comfort, communication, courage, death, decisions, done, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, hope, Jesus, Karen, life, love, relationships | 4 Comments

Blame It on My Biorhythm

Posted on February 15, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been in a bit of a funk. While it’s not unusual for energy and emotions to ebb and flow, this time seems different. In the past, I would reach deep down and pull myself by the bootstraps and in … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, bioryhthm, confession, decisions, DPchallenge, health, humor, life, love, motivation, music, news, reflect, relationships, thinking, writing | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Surrender

Posted on January 26, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. Then, post and encourage others who have braved the exercise by linking up at Kate’s spot … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, communication, courage, decisions, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, life, love, relationships, rflect, self worth, steady, surrender | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Only

Posted on December 16, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time to turn in the missing assignment — ONLY from two weeks ago. As I alluded to, being on the road limited my access to the laptop. But with some down time today at my son’s, here goes. But first, … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged communication, decisions, DPchallenge, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, life, love, observations, only, relationships | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Path

Posted on September 3, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Saturday! Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. Even though I’m typically a day late, I cherish this exercise. It’s give me a chance to shut off the world and focus on a specific word prompt. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged decisions, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, Faith, five minute Friday, life, path, relationships | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Decide

Posted on April 2, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

I suppose, since the day is staring to wane, I should get focused on the task at hand — Five Minute Friday, on Saturday, of course. The exercise is a way for well over a 100 of us to reach … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Five Minute Friday, Karen, love, marriage, Memories, relationships | Tagged conversation, decisions, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, humor, Karen, life, love, marriage, Memories, relationships | 2 Comments