Tag Archives: God

Five Minute Friday — Familiar

Posted on November 25, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday. You know what that means. I’ll write for five focused minutes on a specific prompt, then get together and share with my fellow writers at Kate’s spot on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com. To entice you to … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks in 2017

Posted on November 23, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

When you look around, you might sense there is less to be thankful about than usual as we approach the close of 2017. It’s a natural feeling. We’re winding down, but there are still too many families separated by war. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Excuse

Posted on November 19, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Someone pointed out it was Sunday and still no Five Minute Friday. Hmmm. I guess I should do something about that. I’m not making an EXCUSE {wait, that’s the prompt!} although I will offer I was on the road all … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Silence

Posted on November 10, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on a specific prompt word from their minds through their fingers onto the screen for five minutes. Then we get together and … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Need

Posted on November 3, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I’m back for another Five Minute Friday rambling. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together at Kate’s spot on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com and encourage our writing neighbors as we visit and see their take on the … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Overcome

Posted on October 29, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I know it’s Sunday and this is a Five Minute Friday exercise. Sunday … Friday. Not quite the same. But the point, as I’ve said many times, is it’s not the day, but the discipline. It doesn’t matter whether it’s … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Discover

Posted on October 20, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I know I said I would probably be on the road today, but — surprise! — things change. I moved the trip to next week, so here I am for Five Minute Friday on Friday. Next week it will probably … Continue reading →

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Step of Faith

Posted on October 17, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Gulp! I’ve embarked on a new path after a couple of years of procrastinating {I know I never do that}, questioning the value of the project and questioning myself. But I was encouraged through faith to take that first step … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Depend

Posted on September 29, 2017 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 who thought about writing and how often our perfectionism … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Accept

Posted on September 22, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is ACCEPT. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} My first thought when the prompt surfaced was The Serenity Prayer written by the American theologian … Continue reading →

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