Tag Archives: DPchallenge

Five Minute Friday — Fill

Posted on August 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. It’s Friday. It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday. We’ve changed hosts … but not intent. It still is meant to be a free … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday, relationships, spirituality | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, fill, five minute Friday, Prayer, relationships, spirituality, Writing, writing | 12 Comments

Free Range Thoughts

Posted on August 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, I’m back from a nearly 800 mile weekend excursion to New Jersey. I thought I’d share some of the moments gleaned from the free range of my mind. Things I didn’t do … Go sightseeing. Usually, my journey to … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, family, love, Memories, New Jersey, observations, relationships, squirrels, travel | Tagged celebration, DPchallenge, driving, family, Friends, Garden State Parkway, Humor, Laughter, love, Memories, New Jersey, observations, Paterson, relationships, squirrels, stories, travel | Leave a comment

Love! Love! Love!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

If you heard a loud raucous roar coming from the Brownstone Inn in Paterson, NJ, this afternoon, it wasn’t a rowdy riot … it was a loving celebration that may have raised some decibel levels a little bit past normal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birthdays, celebration, encouragement, family, joy, love, relationships | Tagged 100th birthday, Birthdays, celebration, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, inspiration, joy, love, Memories, Paterson, relationships | 7 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Begin

Posted on August 1, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Friday. Time to join the hundreds over at Lisa Jo’s place for a Friday free for all writing frenzy for the final time. You remember, each Friday we congregate at Lisa Jo’s place (http://lisajobaker.com/) to throw in our … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, Five Minute Friday | Tagged begin, Blogs, change, DPchallenge, encouragement, Kate Motaung, Lisa Jo Baker, Writing, writing | 2 Comments

Driverless Cars

Posted on July 30, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I haven’t really felt like writing much lately. In fact, I haven’t really felt like doing much of anything lately. But this morning as I was surfing the Net, I came across a feed saying the Brits are planning to … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Finish

Posted on July 25, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and you know what that means. Time for Lisa Jo’s prompt ( http://lisajobaker.com/2014/07/five-minute-friday-finish/)and five minutes of uninterrupted writing — transferring thoughts from my mind through my fingers to the screen for all to view. This week, I’m just … Continue reading →

Posted in dreams, encouragement, Five Minute Friday, relationships | Tagged Blogs, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, dreams, encouragement, finish, Friends, Kate Motaung, Lisa Jo Baker, relationships, Writing, writing | 3 Comments

Post Vacation Funk

Posted on July 19, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I have to admit, in the week since I’ve been back from my mini-vacation with my grandkids I have been in kind of a funk. Actually, if I’m being totally honest, I was in the same funk before the mini-vacation. … Continue reading →

Posted in confession, growing old, Memories | Tagged carousel, change, confession, DPchallenge, growing old, Jersey Shore, Memories, Seaside Heights | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Bloom

Posted on July 18, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and time for our weekly exercise — Five Minute Friday. It is here where we would be writers throw caution to the wind and let the words flow from mind to fingers for just five minutes {more or … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged bloom, DPchallenge, flowers, Lisa Jo Baker, nature, rose of Sharon tree | 2 Comments

I Survived

Posted on July 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I think the grandkids should get together and buy me a t-shirt … “I Survived a Weekend at the Jersey Shore and New York City with My Grandkids.” As I mentioned previously, last weekend I took 10 of the grandchildren … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged Carlo's Bakery, DPchallenge, Empire State Building, Falls View, family, ferry, grandchildren, Jersey Shore, Madison Square Park, Memories, New York City, relationships, Seaside Heights | 17 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Belong

Posted on July 12, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. And even though I’m on a family vacation with the grandkids, today’s prompt was so appropriate I felt compelled to jot down five minutes worth of words. The Friday task is to write for just five minutes on … Continue reading →

Posted in children, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, grandchildren, relationships | Tagged Carlo's Bakery, Carol's Bakery, children, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, family, grandchildren, Jersey Shore, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, New York City, relationships | 4 Comments