Tag Archives: Kate Motaung

Five Minute Friday — Five

Posted on August 2, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Welcome to Five Minute Friday! This week marks a special milestone — five years under the direction of Kate Motaung. She was handed the reins from founder Lisa-Jo Baker. Lisa-Jo created the foundation — reaching out to her friends about … Continue reading →

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A Place to Land

Posted on January 8, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

It’s taken me awhile, but I finally sat down and finished Kate Motaung’s A Place to Land: A Story of Longing & Belonging. Even though there was quite a lag between reading sessions, the book never lost a beat. Kate’s … 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 — The Book

Posted on October 27, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Wow! That was my reaction when I finally settled down to read Five Minute Friday — A Collection of Stories Written in Five Minutes Flat. It was not what I expected. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. Perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged Blogs, Books, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, Faith, five minute Friday, Friends, God, Inspiration, joy, Kate Motaung, Laughter, life, Lisa Jo Baker, love, relationships, Review, stories, Writing | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — News

Posted on March 5, 2016 by wisdomfromafather

Thought it was about to link up with the Five Minute Friday crew at Kate’s place (http://katemotaung.com/2016/03/03/five-minute-friday-news/). After all, it is Saturday. The five minute prompt this week is NEWS, prompted by the good news (??, a double edged sword??) … Continue reading →

Posted in career, Five Minute Friday, self worth, stories | Tagged career, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God, humor, Humor, Kate Motaung, Life, Newspapers, self worth, stories, Writing, writing | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Bacon

Posted on October 31, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

You read that right. This is the Five Minute Friday post which I usually do on Saturday. And the prompt is BACON. Hmm, strange prompt unless you’re familiar with this exercise when the reins were transferred from Lisa Jo Baker … Continue reading →

Posted in ecumenism, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, love, relationships | Tagged bacon, conversation, DPchallenge, ecumenism, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Jesus, Kate Motaung, life, Lisa Jo Baker, love, relationships | 1 Comment

Five Minute Friday — Dream

Posted on June 27, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Saturday … which means it’s time for Five Minute Friday {don’t judge}. It’s still an exercise where a hundred or so faithful souls come together to share five minutes worth of thought on a prompt from Kate Motaung and … Continue reading →

Posted in dreams, encouragement, Five Minute Friday, relationships | Tagged communication, DPchallenge, dreams, encouragement, five minute Friday, imagination, Kate Motaung, Life, relationships, thought for the day | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Door

Posted on May 1, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and it’s time to get back in the swing of Five Minute Friday. It’s a discipline I needed to get away from for awhile. But it’s time to get back. So, here we are. Five minutes of focused … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Visit

Posted on February 27, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and I’m actually getting around to writing on the Five Minute Friday prompt! Of course, there is some billing to be done and other sundry office tasks … but it’s late enough in the day to wait until … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Wait

Posted on January 30, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday, so you know what that means. Five Minute Friday hostess Kate Motaung summed up this weekly writing experience nicely. “Here’s the deal. For over four years, bunches of bloggers have gathered every week to huddle around a prompt … Continue reading →

Posted in colors, encouragement, Five Minute Friday, relationships | Tagged Blogs, colors, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, five minute Friday, flowers, imagination, Kate Motaung, relationships, wait | 7 Comments