Tag Archives: Friends

(Christian) Romance

Posted on October 6, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

One of the most daunting thing for a fictional writer trying to break into the publishing world, in my opinion, is the selection of a genre. There are sooo many choices, especially if you’re self-publishing. You can broadly choose … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, christian, communication, DPchallenge, Faith, Friends, genre, God, Jesus, life, love, My Name Is Sam, observations, relationships, reviews, romance, SEO, truth, Writing | 3 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Breathe

Posted on October 2, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for Five Minute Friday, the weekly timed keyword-themed writing challenge facilitated by Kate Motaung. Her words — and those of the others who congregate around the virtual table to share — are at fiveminutefriday.com. Start at the community … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Uncategorized | Tagged attitude, birth, blessings, breathe, celebration, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, Jesus, joy, Karen, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, stories | 7 Comments

Outlines

Posted on September 29, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As a developmental editor, my friend Janyre Tromp preaches the importance of outlines and how they’re critical for attacking edits (even if you don’t use them for the actual writing). How/when do you use outlines and what do you use … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Friends, life, observations, outlines, planning, relationships, stories, Writing | Leave a comment

Our Father Who Art in Heaven …

Posted on September 26, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As we build this community prayer platform, 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. These requests are on my prayer … Continue reading →

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

Five Minute Friday — Your

Posted on September 25, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories Written in Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, DPchallenge, dream, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, Jesus, life, love, observations, plan, Prayer, relationships, stories, your | 3 Comments

The Summer of Discontent

Posted on September 24, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Well,that might not be the right word. Anxiousness? Disquieting? Those may be better discriptors of the state of my world as summer fades into fall. As I wander around various social media platforms, I’ve noted just a little bit of … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged anxiety, apprehension, attitude, blessings, calmness, conversation, discontent, disquiet, doubt, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, hope, Jesus, life, love, observations, optimism, peace, pessimism, relationships, restlessness, self, shaing, skepticism, trust | Leave a comment

COVID-19

Posted on September 22, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

I’ll be honest. I was asked to read this short treatise about the pandemic. Typically I would shy away from equating natural disasters to acts of God. But I was drawn in by the cover and wanted to see how … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, book review, covid-19, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Friends, God, Jesus, Michelle Cole, observations, Prayer, relationships, reminders, scripture, sin, Writing | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Church

Posted on September 18, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minute takes by our special community of writers at our Five Minute Friday spot at fiveminutefriday.com. Just start at the Join the Community section, check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, children, church, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, fun, God, growing up, humor, Laughter, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, song | 10 Comments

Putting My Hand in God’s

Posted on September 15, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

A friend of mine from Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers recently dropped an interesting devotional, Putting My Hand in God’s … Living the Raphah Way by Yvonne Blake. I call it “interesting” because it isn’t a devotional in the true … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, blessings, conversation, devotional, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, grace, Inspiration, Jesus, joy, life, love, observations, Pause To Ponder, Putting My Hand in God's, raphah, reflection, relationships, stories, Writing, Yvonne Blake | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Could

Posted on September 11, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday time. The assignment this week was, quite frankly, challenging. The FMF prompt is COULD, but I was led to the past before trying to redeem myself with a positive message. My mind certainly wandered in different … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, could, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, five minute Friday, Friends, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, should, would, Writing | 17 Comments