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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 →

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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 →

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Big Ears … By Ron

Posted on July 10, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I just had to share this one from Ron Hutchcraft. As usual, it blends humor into the message … a trait I try to follow. So, here’s Ron… I recently heard a story about a farmer who was suing … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Exhale

Posted on July 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

As I approached this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday, I immediately thought of a previous FMF assignment. This week’s word is EXHALE. The word for April 5, 2013 was AFTER. The two prompts somehow connected for me. Exhaling is … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Lost

Posted on June 27, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here we are. Another Friday. Another installment of Five Minute Friday courtesy of Lisa Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/06/five-minute-friday-lost/) and her crew. It’s here where we focus on a prompt word and just let the words flow freely for five minutes {more … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Release

Posted on June 20, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s been a hectic Friday. I didn’t get a change to look up this week’s Five Minute Friday prompt until early this afternoon and I’ve been so busy running I haven’t had a chance to put pen to paper … … Continue reading →

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Do You Feel It?

Posted on June 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Just sharing my thoughts from the pulpit today. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Do you feel it. Do you FEEL it. Do … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Hands

Posted on June 6, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, it’s Friday, so it must be time to join Lisa Jo and her band of fellow writers at Five Minute Friday (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/06/five-minute-friday-hands/). That’s where we take a prompt word and just run with it … for five minutes with … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Melody

Posted on June 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I was out in the gazebo the other morning when my youngest live-in granddaughter joined me. Here’s a synopsis of the conversation … but first, you need to know a little background and my daily routine. First, whenever I’m checking … Continue reading →

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Joseph of Willard

Posted on June 1, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

First … a disclosure … I’m not a saint. Now that we got that out of the way, this morning I had a Francis of Assisi moment. Let me explain … Francis was a Catholic friar known for giving away … Continue reading →

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