Tag Archives: DPchallenge

Five Minute Friday … Because

It’s Friday. Time for Five Minute Friday. Under Kate Motaung’s direction, hundreds of bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. No rules. No backtracks. Nothing profound. Not perfect. Just five minutes of writing, letting the … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Hold

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is HOLD. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} This is about a week premature. Next weekend, I’m planning to head out to Massachusetts to … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Ready

The calendar says it’s Friday so it must be time for Five Minute Friday. You remember, it’s when a group of us ponder a prompt word of the week and just write for five minutes. The exercise is moderated by … Continue reading

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Let’s Pray for the Children

I had to take my two granddaughters to meet up with their father for a doctor’s appointment this morning. The elder, 14, commandeered the radio, but couldn’t decide what she wanted to listen to. Not a big deal. So she … Continue reading

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Thank You for All My Blessings

How fitting. My latest granddaughter — Hayleigh Ilizabeth-Joy Siccardi — made her appearance this afternoon at 4:45 p.m., appropriately on National Grandparents Day. Hayleigh weighed in at seven pounds, five ounces and stretched 20 1/2 inches. My son advises me … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Whisper

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Kate’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Kate’s place (http://katemotaung.com/2014/09/04/five-minute-friday-whisper/) to throw in our two cents worth on a specific … Continue reading

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Two Years

First things first. The graphic below has absolutely nothing to do with this post. It is just an expression of how I feel. Go Pack! It’s been two years since I began sharing my journey through the blogosphere. And it … Continue reading

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RIP Rip

I spent the front part of last weekend in New Jersey … but it wasn’t a “fun” trip. I went to honor a friend and support his family. Ron Rippey died Aug. 26 at the age of 70 … an … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary

What Is Marriage? Marriage is the beautiful blending Of two lives, two love and two hearts — It’s the wonderful, magical moment When a beautiful love story starts. Marriage is caring and sharing From the moment you first say, “I … Continue reading

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‘We Have to Talk’

“We have to talk.” Those are four words that bring sheer fear to every male on the planet — from the days of Adam, I suspect — to the present day. Even in a dream, those words bring chills to … Continue reading

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