Tag Archives: love

Five Minute Friday — Cost

Posted on November 22, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Like it or not, it’s Five Minute Friday time. To be honest, this week’s prompt was problematic. The word — COST — just never really germinated. As you’ll see, I started in one direction, then pivoted toward an entirely different … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, community, cost, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, life, love, observations, relationships, thanks, trust, Writing | 5 Comments

Happy, Happy Birthday Sweetheart

Posted on November 19, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Well, Sweetheart, you caught up to me again! Happy, Happy Birthday! Okay, its a few hours early — your birthday is actually tomorrow (Nov. 20) — but Happy, Happy Birthday nonetheless! I was having a hard time figuring out how … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged blessings, Blink of an Eye, DPchallenge, Faith, family, Happy Birthday, Inspiration, Karen, life, love, marriage, Memories, relationships, things that matter | 7 Comments

Consequences of a Sinful Life

Posted on November 17, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s reflection is from Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged attitude, consequences, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, life, love, Prayer, relationships, sin, stories | 5 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Unknown

Posted on November 15, 2019 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, post it, share it with others at her place on Facebook at fiveminutefriday.com and read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, Inspiration, life, love, observations, relationships, trust, unknown | 10 Comments

Snow … Snow … Snow …

Posted on November 14, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Like many of you, I awoke to a blanket of snow yesterday. Despite grousing from some of you about the snow — and accompanying cold — about it being too early or too much, I loved it. It really isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, blessings, DPchallenge, driving, family, Friends, life, love, observations, snow | 8 Comments

Authority Without Relationship

Posted on November 11, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Our Words for the Week come from James Hewitt in Illustrations Unlimited. It’s a tongue in cheek message just in time for Veterans Day, followed by a more serious note. A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered he had … Continue reading →

Posted in words for the week | Tagged attitude, authority, communication, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Friends, humor, life, love, observations, relationships, veterans | 3 Comments

Celebrating the Wondrous Work of God

Posted on November 10, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

“Bless the Lord God, the God of Israel — the only One who does wondrous things! Bless God’s glorious name forever; let His glory fill all the earth!” — Psalm 72:18-19, CEB When was the last time you noticed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, Church of the Brethren, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God's presence, life, love, relationships, travel. missions, Writing | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Settle

Posted on November 8, 2019 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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The Journey — Part Two

Posted on November 7, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

The second leg of my late year journey has come to a close. Like the first chapter in Massachusetts, this second chapter in New York flew by much too fast, but was crammed full of additional memories. To recap, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged attitude, blessings, celebration, children, DPchallenge, driving, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, grandchildren, journey, Laughter, life, love, Memories, New York, observations, relationships, stories, things that matter, travel | 3 Comments

Midweek Mirth

Posted on November 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

One of the misconceptions about being a Christian is non-Christians think we don’t know how to have fun or have a sense of humor. Trust me, if the Big Guy can have a sense of humor when it comes to … Continue reading →

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