Tag Archives: encouragement
Five Minute Friday – Fight
It’s the first Friday in January. Do you know what that means? Five Minute Friday is back! Under Lisa Jo Baker’s direction (http://lisajobaker.com/), hundreds of bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. No rules. No … Continue reading
A Christmas Prayer
As a Christmas gift to myself, I vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become a … Continue reading
A Christmas Story
I heard a different Christmas story this morning on Q Country 103.7, Ithaca, NY. I knew I had to share it. I’ll be paraphrasing since I was driving at the time. I don’t know where it came from or who … Continue reading
Saying “I’m sorry”
Just before Karen died, she had been reading a book she received as a gift from JoAnn {don’t know who that is} by Rodale Press for Hallmark. It was actually for both of us, but Karen was the reader in … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Reflect
I got the memo. Lisa-Jo is taking the holidays off from Five Minute Friday. A group of us who love to throw caution to the wind and just write will be back in January. But, before taking the hiatus, Lisa-Jo … Continue reading
It’s Time To Cook
Karen would have loved Facebook and blogging. Sure, she was plugged in to the Internet, but the social media would have been her friend. Now, there is a lot of mis-information and drivel out there. But there are many interesting … Continue reading
What? No Five Minute Friday?
What? No Five Minute Friday? Lisa Jo Baker — our Five Minute Friday leader and muse — didn’t post a prompt this week. Horrors! And she didn’t warn us! Or at least I didn’t get the memo. I guess she … Continue reading
Giving Thanks
When you look around, you might sense there is less to be thankful about than usual as we approach the close of 2013. It’s a natural feeling. We’re winding down, but there are still too many families separated by war. … Continue reading
Saying “I Love You”
Just before Karen died, she had been reading a book she received as a gift from JoAnn {don’t know who that is} by Rodale Press for Hallmark. It was actually for both of us, but Karen was the reader in … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Tree
We call it Five Minute Friday. It’s where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt. This week, that prompt is TREE. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/11/five-minute-friday-tree/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading
The Light 