Tag Archives: joy

Five Minute Friday — Collect

Posted on July 23, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Sunday! Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. Even though I’m typically a day late, I cherish this exercise. And I do have a good excuse … even better than the dog ate my homework! I was … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged celebration, children, confession, conversation, dancing, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, grace, Inspiration, Jesus, joy, Kate Motaung, life, love, relationships, sermon, stories, West Fayette Presbyterian | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Play

Posted on July 7, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday thoughts. I can’t wait to join my fellow writers at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com to share our pearls of wisdom or our pig’s ears and mix and mingle. I’ve been sharing snippets taken … 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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The Empty Tomb

Posted on April 16, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I don’t usually re-post, but I’ve decided for this Easter season, it would be appropriate to continue this as a tradition for the extra followers than a year ago. So, for my new-found friends, this is for you. And for … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on March 1, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

In late December, my elder daughter asked yours truly and her siblings, family and friends if we were interested in joining her and her youngest son in a photo a day challenge. Idea is to concentrate on a particular word … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged communication, connections, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, faith, family, friends, God, grandchildren, humor, Inspiration, journey, joy, laughter, life, love, Memories, observations, photo, Prayer, relationships, Ron Hutchcraft, things that matter | 2 Comments

More Joy … Joy … Joy

Posted on February 15, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve tried to share my time behind the pulpit with you as I’ve gone along. Here’s the latest from Sunday’s message at Dover-Foxcroft (ME) United Methodist Church. It’s actually a revisit of one of my first sermons. I liked the … Continue reading →

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An Itinerant Preacher

Posted on February 9, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not sure what the formal criteria are for designation as an itinerant preacher. I know it infers traveling to different congregations, although traditionally it’s on a circuit. I’m not sure if I formally qualify, but this Sunday I will … Continue reading →

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The Visit

Posted on January 29, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve mentioned before there has been a lot swirling in my head since my incident. I dream and I dream and I dream. I try to write some of them down before I forget them, but this was one I … Continue reading →

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32,544 Miles

Posted on January 1, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

32,544 miles. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, that’s how many miles I drove inspection to inspection last year. 32,544 miles. Whaaat? That’s insane! How many normal non-professional drivers log 32,544 miles in a year. Wait a minute. I’m … Continue reading →

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