Tag Archives: faith

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

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Happy Birthday, Honey

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to … Continue reading

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Pro-Choice … Choose Life

I had the privilege of attending the annual fund raising banquet for Care Net Pregnancy Care Center of the Finger Lakes last night. And it was an honor to meet and talk with the guest speaker, Kristan Hawkins, pro-life speaker … Continue reading

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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

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Five Minute Friday — Truth

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 TRUTH. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/11/five-minute-friday-truth/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading

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Back Home

Well, Karen is back inside, sitting comfortably {I hope} on the mantel. I actually carried her in about a week ago, but I’ve really been so busy with my real writing {as opposed to my fun writing, these blogs} I … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Together

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 TOGETHER. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/10/five-minute-friday-together-2/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading

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Seashells

Just before Karen died, she had been reading a book she received as a gift from JoAnn by Rodale Press for Hallmark. It was actually for both of us, but Karen was the reader in the family. The book was … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — True

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand 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 … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye

Five years. It has been five years to the minute of this post since I changed my status from married to widowed, from husband to widower. To be honest, some days it doesn’t seem like five years. The events unfold … Continue reading

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