Tag Archives: dreams

Maine Checkup

Posted on July 16, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I just got back from a regularly rescheduled, rescheduled follow-up doctor’s appointment. All is well for this septuagenarian. Lost 10 pounds. Blood pressure was “best” since they’ve been seeing me. A1C jumped a tad to 6.7, still below the threshold. … Continue reading →

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Special Thoughts

Posted on June 15, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Our Words for the Week come from Steve Shepherd in the SermonCentral Weekly Newsletter Dr. James Dobson’s experience at the public school system was from 1960-63. In his the final year, he had to say goodbye to 25 to 30 … Continue reading →

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Good News, Bad News … and Just News

Posted on May 19, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

It’s been a mixed week in my writing world. No, I haven’t penned many new words on my WIP … but I’ll get to that in a second. Let’s bring you up to date. The good news is my Christmas … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on May 7, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I’m in one of those writing phases. I think we all can relate … there is a lot locked in the mind but you can’t just get the words through the fingers. They are random thoughts — one liners, fragments … Continue reading →

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A Fork in the Road

Posted on March 15, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s reflection is by Wren Wynn of Agape Metropolitan Community Church, Fort Worth, TX. “I was starting in ignorance, fueled by more ignorance and a major helping of incorrect information …” — Gary Paulsen, Winterdance When I was a … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Settle

Posted on November 8, 2019 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. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker who thought about writing and how often our perfectionism … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Back

Posted on August 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m back for another Five Minute Friday exercise. Oh, look, the prompt is BACK. What a coincidence. Seriously, though, here I am on the front end of the assignment (writing) and looking forward to linking with my Five Minute Friday … Continue reading →

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Choose the Moment

Posted on July 29, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

A short but reflective thought for the week Choose the Moment What you need to know about the past is that no matter what happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this moment. And this is the … Continue reading →

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Dreaming

Posted on June 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

As I was juggling accounts the other day, I glanced at the television, on only as background. There was an ad for a Mercedes E-Class sedan, highlighting its distinctive styling, class-leading safety and trailblazing technology. And it only starts at … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday –Potential

Posted on September 28, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, children, communication, DPchallenge, dreams, encouragement, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, growing up, life, love, message, motivation, parenting, potential, relationships, self worth, support, Thoughts | 2 Comments