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Five Minute Friday — Return

Posted on June 2, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

What! It’s Saturday? And I’m working on Five Minute Friday? What else is new? Seriously, I have always had the desire to put the words on paper (okay, the screen). Blame it on busyness, schedules or — okay — procrastination, … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Pause

Posted on May 26, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

What a strange week. But I am managing to publish a Five Minute Friday post. It’s a little longer than normal, thanks to more time. I’ll link at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com and scan through the incredible work … Continue reading →

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The Back Story

Posted on May 23, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Heaven Shining Through continues to make its mark. In the past few days, I have heard the comments, “That was my story”, “I shared it with the kids {skipping over just one part} and it opened up some interesting conversations … Continue reading →

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In Review

Posted on May 17, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I’m finally getting my bearings after a whirlwind trip to upstate New York promoting my book Heaven Shining Through, and making presentations to the library here in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, and the five libraries in Seneca County, NY. And it was … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Include

Posted on May 11, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

You know the drill. I’ll post this Five Minute Friday contribution, link at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com and scan through the incredible work of my fellow writers. As I always say, you should try it as well — … Continue reading →

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Reviews Are In

Posted on May 9, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Heaven Shining Through. Yes it is! It’s been about a week and a half since book launch and the reviews are starting to come in. On the up side, they have been generally positive. On the down side, readers are … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Adapt

Posted on May 4, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday, where a group of us tackle the task of writing for five minutes on a specific prompt word from our moderator, Kate Motaung. After writing, we share our thoughts at Kate’s place … Continue reading →

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Blast Off!

Posted on April 30, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

The hype of the book launch for Heaven Shining Through is now a happy memory. It went much better than I had hoped. I would have been happy with about 20 souls in the seats and would have been ecstatic … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Stuck

Posted on April 27, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Another Friday. Another Five Minute Friday post. I don’t think I’ve ever told you how important these five minute writing exercises are to me {yeah, you’ve heard before … just about every week}. They are. I look forward to getting … Continue reading →

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Lights! Action! Camera!

Posted on April 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I think I’m ready. No, let me re-phrase that. I’m about as ready as I am going to be for the book launch of Heaven Shining Through. Details at the venue have been secured. Scripts by my lead-in and myself … Continue reading →

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