Tag Archives: friends

Deja Vu

Posted on November 1, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

I always thought there was a connection between Karen and Sonni. There were so many instances where I couldn’t tell them apart if my eyes were shut. I have a story to share that I was going to include in … Continue reading →

Posted in Karen, Memories, relationships, Sonni, stories, women | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, Friends, friends, humor, Humor, Karen, Laughter, laughter, Memories, panic, relationships, Sonni, stories, women | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Joy

Posted on October 23, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

The rest of weekend is going to be a blur, so I figured I would carve out my five minutes for Five Minute Friday now. That’s where 100-plus gather at Kate’s place (http://katemotaung.com/2015/10/22/five-minute-friday-joy-day-23/) to write for five minutes on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, God, grief, joy, relationships | Tagged dark days, DPchallenge, Ecclesiastes, Faith, faith, five minute Friday, friends, God, grief, joy, Life, relationships | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Family

Posted on October 3, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

I would suggest changing the writing challenge from Five Minute Friday to Five Minute Saturday … Then I thought about it. I probably wouldn’t post until Sunday. So, I’ll continue to be tardy to my weekly class. It gives me … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, friends, relationships | 2 Comments

I’m Not Depressed

Posted on August 27, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

I was surprised to find out my dad was being treated for depression. After all, he was a pretty laid-back guy who rolled with the punches of life. It’s one of the many things he taught me. But somehow, at … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, family, Memories, relationships | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, dsepression, encouragement, faith, family, Friends, friends, Memories, relationships | 5 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Learn

Posted on August 15, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

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 →

Posted in colors, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, God, love, relationships | Tagged colors, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, friends, God, learning, Life, love, relationships | 9 Comments

Try

Posted on August 2, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

The Five Minute Friday prompt word this week was TRY. And try as I may, I just couldn’t get the thoughts together … so I am going to piggyback off the prompt and just write …. for more than five … Continue reading →

Posted in blessings, children, doctor, family, growing old, health, love, relationships | Tagged blessings, children, communication, conversation, doctor, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, friends, growing old, health, humor, Humor, illness, Life, love, relationships, try, Urgent Care | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday … Ten

Posted on July 24, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

One thing is certain, when the girls get together to come up with a prompt for Five Minute Friday, they give it a lot of thought … which means we have to give it a lot of thought. That’s what … Continue reading →

Posted in blessings, career, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, health, love, Memories, mobility, relationships, technology, travel, wife | Tagged blessings, blessings friends, career, careerhealth, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, friends, health, life, Life, love, Memories, mobility, relationships, technology, travel, wife | 9 Comments

In the Blink of an Eye … In the Beginning 1

Posted on June 17, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blink of an Eye, family, growing up, love, Memories, Mom, relationships, stories | Tagged anecdotes, Blink of an Eye, communication, family, Friends, friends, growing up, In the Blink of an Eye, Jersey Shore, Jersey shore, Life, love, Memories, Mom, Paterson, relationships, Seaside Heights, stories | Leave a comment

Live

Posted on January 2, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t usually make resolutions for the new year, but this year, my mantra is going to very simply … live. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always believed in living life to the fullest, sometimes in unpredictable ways. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, family, fireworks, grandchildren, holidays, love, Memories, New Year's Eve, relationships, travel | Tagged celebration, DPchallenge, Facebook, family, fireworks, First Night Ocean, Friends, friends, grandchildren, holidays, Ice Cream, Jersey Shore, Jersey shore, Laughter, life, Life, live, love, Memories, morale boost, New Year's Eve, New York City, Paterson, relationships, Seaside Heights, sun, travel | 2 Comments

Social Experiment

Posted on December 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m trying something new on Facebook. Each day, I pick a random photo or saying from my WordPress Reader and share it on my Facebook page … like today’s to the right. I include the introduction “Random photo for the … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, joy, Memories, relationships, thinking | Tagged Blogs, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, Friends, friends, imagination, joy, Memories, random photo, relationships, thinking, writing | 4 Comments