Tag Archives: Faith

A 1,000 Random Ramblings

Posted on June 20, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t know if this is a celebratory post or a venue to offer my condolences. This marks my 998th blog post. I intended to share the news of No. 1,000 on its actual anniversary date but it coincides with … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged anniversary, attitude, blessings, Books, celebration, challenge, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, growth, humor, involve, joy, life, love, rambling, random, relationships, stories, suggestions, Writing | 3 Comments

Shameless Self Promotion … I Hate It

Posted on June 18, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

One of the things I’ve learned from my book publishing experiences is the necessity of self promotion. I hate it. It’s a necessary evil. I hate it. I don’t mind talking about my writing projects. I’ll answer any questions thrown … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Friends, God, life, love, observations, Prayer, process, relationships, self promotion | Leave a comment

How Much Do You Want It To Be?

Posted on June 17, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Our words for the week are from Michael Josephson of Character Counts. The founder of a company needed to choose his successor. He studied resumes and talked to references, but he decided to ask only one question during the final … Continue reading →

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Now That I Have Failed

Posted on June 16, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

We have all failed at something in our lives, perhaps many times. There is such pressure for us to “succeed” that we often “fail” to realize there are some benefits to failing. Some people are so fearful of failing they … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged attitude, atychiphobia, Babe Ruth, blessings, DPchallenge, Edison, encouragement, failure, Faith, Friends, God, Inspiration, Jim Kilgore, life, Lincoln, love, Michael Jordan, o, Prayer, relationships, sermon, succeed | 2 Comments

Dear Father God

Posted on June 15, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

As we build this community prayer platform, with help from the #PrayerWarriors team, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayer-Care-Share | Tagged attitude, care, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, Jesus, life, love, observations, Prayer, relationships, share | 3 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Goal

Posted on June 14, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

You know the drill. I’ll post, link at Kate’s place (fiveminutefriday.com/) and scan through the incredible work of my fellow writers. And, as I always say, you should try it as well — both writing and contributing or at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, goals, God, growing up, heaven, life, love, relationships | 7 Comments

Congratulations

Posted on June 13, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Kids I watched grow up as editor and publisher of the Reveille/Between the Lakes at Waterloo, Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls), Romulus and South Seneca (Ovid) will be turning their tassels this weekend. Seniors I have come to know and love … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, Class of 2019, communication, congratulations, discipline, DPchallenge, dream, encouragement, Faith, family, follow ambitions, Friends, goals, graduation, growing up, Inspiration, interpersonal skills, life, maturity, relationships, transition, true to yourself, trust | Leave a comment

My Name Is Sam … Cover Reveal

Posted on June 11, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s the day! Ready to take a peek at this summer’s reading sensation {hopefully}? Announcing my new release and a cover reveal of My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through as it is now available for … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, blessings, book cover, celebration, christian, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, Friends, God, grandchildren, growing up, Heaven Shining Through, humor, imagination, launch, life, love, messy, My Name Is Sam, observations, relationships, Samantha, stories, values, visits, Writing | 7 Comments

The Spirit of Truth

Posted on June 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Anniversaries commemorate events of the past. Some anniversaries, like the 75th anniversary of D-Day, are solemn occasions. Other anniversaries, like the ones we observe today, are celebrations. We’re celebrating them on Pentecost Sunday, which is one of the three most … Continue reading →

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Praying

Posted on June 8, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Posted in Prayer-Care-Share | Tagged attitude, care, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, illness, Jesus, life, love, Prayer, relationships, share | Leave a comment