Tag Archives: God

Sometimes You Just Can’t Win … Or Can You?

Posted on July 9, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Thought I would share my thoughts from the back side of the pulpit this morning at West Fayette Presbyterian Church. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Steady

Posted on June 23, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Happy Five Minute Friday! You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative is to take five minutes and see what comes out: not a perfect post, not a … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Worth

Posted on June 17, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday time! I know it’s Saturday, but I was on the road all day yesterday. I could have carved out a few minutes earlier {hanging my head in shame} in the day but rather took the time … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Expect

Posted on June 9, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Another Friday. Another Five Minute Friday post. Sometimes the prompt easily triggers the mind. Other times, it’s more of a struggle. That was this week. I don’t have to tell you the drill — I’ve done that many times over … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 21, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I was supposed to fill the pulpit at West Fayette Presbyterian next weekend, but when I found out my daughter would be in town from Ohio, I made some quick adjustments and switched pulpit supplies to fill in this week … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Truth

Posted on May 20, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Five Minute Friday on Saturday. I was just mentioning to my daughters at dinner — a late dinner at that — I hadn’t written my Five Minute Friday assignment yet. In unison they chimed back, “Dad, you … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Sing

Posted on April 21, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

On a drab, dismal Friday, it was refreshing to plug into Kate’s Heading Home page and discovered the word for the week was SING! Just thinking about it brought sunshine to the day. You know the drill. It’s Friday, we … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Empty

Posted on April 14, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Good Friday. A day of reflection … and a day to put those reflections down on paper {or in today’s environment, in a post}. We’ll follow the typical Five Minute Friday format. We’ll let the neurons loose, record the results, … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Enough

Posted on April 8, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Okay. It’s Saturday. I guess my Friday writing run has ended. In my defense, I just couldn’t function yesterday. From the time I opened my eyes in the morning — through two power naps (one lasting two hours) — until … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Define

Posted on March 31, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Friday. Time for Five Minute Friday. Yeah, I know. Friday. But I do look forward to the writing exercise, meeting with my FMF friends to ponder, put down and share a word prompt with them. Thanks to Kate Motaung for … Continue reading →

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