Tag Archives: Faith
Five Minute Friday — Celebrate
It’s Five Minute Friday time (on Saturday, of course). This week, however, I am going to suspend the rules. I’ll write around the prompt — CELEBRATE — but I know I know I’m not going to stick to five minutes. … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye — Pennsylvania Avenue 2
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken… Proverbs 15:13 But it was during these years we became pregnant with Dee. I remember that revelation very well. We went on vacation in … Continue reading
The War Room
I went to the movies yesterday afternoon … a matinee in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, for $4 including popcorn! I mention it only because the last movie I saw in a theater was The War Horse, a Christmas present for a special … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Yes
There are so many stories that come out during Five Minute Friday. But perhaps one of the most poignant was the response last week to Andrew’s post (http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2015/08/your-dying-spouse-49-alone-in-fight-fmf.html). Andrew is battling a terminal illness … yet he found the time … Continue reading
In the Blink of an Eye — Pennsylvania Avenue 1
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken… Proverbs 15:13 Needless to say, we outgrew our attic apartment and picked a much larger two-bedroom apartment in Paterson. It was definitely a transitional … Continue reading
What Is Marriage?
I met some of my new neighbors here in Maine over the weekend. One of them noticed the vase of flowers I was lugging and my wedding ring and asked if my wife was with me. I said yes. She’s … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Alone
The hours just don’t line up. Friday was a series of doctor appointments. Friday night was catching up on what should have been done Friday and getting ready to hit the road for the trip to Maine Saturday. But I’m … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Find
Well, it’s Saturday, so it must be time for Five Minute Friday. I enjoy taking five minutes {or so} to develop some thoughts on a specific prompt word. That’s the premise of Five Minute Friday where over 100 of us … Continue reading
Blink of an Eye — Growing Up on Philip Avenue 1
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… 1 John 4:7 Ah, Philip Avenue … our first “home.” It was a three-room attic apartment, just big enough … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday — Learn
The five minute assignment this week is LEARN. Let’s see what we can come up with using the derivative LEARNED. But, don’t forget to visit Kate’s Place (http://katemotaung.com/2015/08/13/five-minute-friday-learn-a-post-retreat-post/) to see how the other talented writers transformed the prompt into posts. … Continue reading
The Light 