Tag Archives: Karen

Five Minute Friday — Embrace

Posted on March 24, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday. Yes, Friday, and here I am posting my contribution to Five Minute Friday! Miracles do happen! You know the drill. We receive a prompt, ponder it and let our fingers translate the words in our minds and hearts. … Continue reading →

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I Lost a Sock

Posted on March 12, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I lost a sock in the laundry. Now I know that’s not earth-shattering news … especially among my many Five Minute Friday friends who do laundry a little more frequently than I, like two or three times a week or … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged clothes, DPchallenge, family, humor, Karen, laundry, life, love | 5 Comments

Lenten Reflections

Posted on March 5, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

I had about 36 hours notice to prepare something for this morning. Steve had asked if I could perhaps give the sermon I gave in Maine, but it was on joy … not particularly relevant for this Lenten season. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged change, Dover-Foxcroft UMC, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, faith, family, friends, God, Jesus, Karen, Lent, life, love, observations, Prayer, refelct, relationships, repentance, self denial, sermon, West Fayette Presbyterian | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in life & love | Tagged blessings, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, dreams, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, gvisit, Jesus, joy, Karen, life, love, Music, relationships | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Refine

Posted on January 21, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Saturday! It must be time for Five Minute Friday — you know, the time where we collectively write for five minutes (more or less) on a common prompt word and meet up at Kate’s place (http://katemotaung.com/2017/01/19/five-minute-friday-refine/) to share and … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Prayer — 2016

Posted on December 25, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I did last year, I “borrowed” some words my … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged blogs, charity, christmas, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, friends, holidays, hope, humility, Inspiration, joy, Karen, Memories, peace, Prayer, relationships, trust, writing | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Joy

Posted on December 9, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Sometimes, inspiration comes from strange places and circumstances arise to allow you to take advantage of it. That’s the back story for this week’s Five Minute Friday. Our leader, Kate Motaung, presents us with the word for the week for … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged blessings, cancer, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, five minute Friday, Friends, God, health, joy, Karen, life, love, relationships | Leave a comment

Treasures on the Road

Posted on December 8, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Those who follow my blog know I love driving. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the Interstate or back roads … city or country … with a destination in mind or going on a serendipitous journey. Over the years, I’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged conversation, DPchallenge, driving, food, humor, Karen, laughter, life, love, Memories, New Jersey, Paterson, relationships, road, stories, treasures | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart … From the End Zone

Posted on November 20, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart. You caught up to me again! Actually, I’m writing this in advance since birthday day I will be en route to Washington, DC {okay, Landover, MD} to take in the Packers-Redskins game with one of your clones, … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged birthday, celebration, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, football, growing up, joy, Karen, laughter, life, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, things that matter, wife | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Enjoy

Posted on November 19, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

What a busy time! But I still had to carve out five minutes to join with Kate Motaung and the Five Minute Friday crew for this week’s exercise in timed, keyword-driven writing. The word this week is ENJOY. After the … Continue reading →

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