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Five Minute Friday — Choose

Posted on February 28, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is CHOOSE. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} We are constantly making choices … literally every minute of our lives. Most are fairly routine, … Continue reading →

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Motherhood

Posted on February 27, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not qualified to expand on this installment of 50 things that really matter, so let’s just call this a re-post. 50 things that really matter, of course, is the little book we received as a gift from JoAnn by … Continue reading →

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My Bucket List

Posted on February 15, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I really don’t have a bucket list. Sure, there are some things I would like to do, but if they don’t get done, I don’t think I’ll lose any eternal sleep over it. I have no desire, for example, to … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Garden

Posted on February 14, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/) who thought why not take five minutes and … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Memories, nature, relationships, stories | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, garden, Lisa Jo Baker, Maubane, Memories, nature, relationships, stories, writing | 4 Comments

Roar

Posted on February 9, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I have to admit, I was never much of a Katy Perry fan. She’s pretty and talented, but her breakthrough into the contemporary music scene was marred — for me — by her song selection. I Kissed a Girl got … Continue reading →

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A Drink of Water

Posted on February 1, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

As I’ve mentioned before, I send weekly Words for the Week to family and friends. They are just small snippets of encouragement. I don’t blast the e-mails. I send them separately as a reminder to specifically take the time to … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Hero

Posted on January 31, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/five-minute-friday-hero/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on January 25, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for another chapter from a book Karen and I received from JoAnn. It was from Rodale Press for Hallmark, 50 things that really matter. I’ve been sharing some of the first person chapters — and throwing in my … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Visit

Posted on January 24, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/five-minute-friday-visit/) who figured, why not take five minutes and … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk About Sex

Posted on January 23, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Wow. That got your attention. Actually, I’m not writing about sex, just alluding to it and, as they say at the Chicken Ranch, “There’s nothing dirty going on.” First, a preface to set the stage. Usually, when I’m driving, I … Continue reading →

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