Tag Archives: Memories

Five Minute Friday — Disappoint

Posted on October 23, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday! The rules remain the same. Ponder the weekly prompt. Nothing too pithy, just honest as the words flow from the brain through the fingers. Keep it limited to five minutes {or so} with limited editing. Link … Continue reading →

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Vaudeville

Posted on October 22, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As many of you know, I send out a –hopefully — inspirational or uplifting message along with either a quote or cartoon. The one I sent yesterday {see attached} generated a little more comment than usual. In brief, it showed … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love, Uncategorized | Tagged attitude, burlesque, DPchallenge, Friends, growing up, humor, Laughter, life, Memories, observations, relationships, stories, vaudeville | 2 Comments

Help

Posted on October 20, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

As most of you know, I am working on a new work in progress (WIP). It has been going well — generally following an outline with notes highlighting the beginning and end thoughts and specific scenes in between. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged DPchallenge, Friends, help, inpit, life, Memories, observations, relationships, request, sexual assault, Writing | 3 Comments

Hugs from an Angel

Posted on October 8, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

They say angels are all around us. Most of the time they don’t show themselves. But sometimes they take a human form, usually without the wings. There is no doubt in my mind I had a very special angel make … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged angels, anniversay, appreciation, attitude, Blink of an Eye, communication, companionship, death, DP challenge, encouragement, Faith, family, Friends, God, heaven, hugs, Karen, Laughter, life, love, Memories, relationships, Seasons, Sonni, women | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Breathe

Posted on October 2, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

It’s time for Five Minute Friday, the weekly timed keyword-themed writing challenge facilitated by Kate Motaung. Her words — and those of the others who congregate around the virtual table to share — are at fiveminutefriday.com. Start at the community … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Uncategorized | Tagged attitude, birth, blessings, breathe, celebration, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, God, Jesus, joy, Karen, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, stories | 7 Comments

Little Things

Posted on September 28, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

John Kerr reminded us of the stories from 9/11 as retold on Weekend Encounterfrom Acts International. I though we could use the unknown prompt as our Words for the Week. As you might remember, the head of a company survived … Continue reading →

Posted in words for the week | Tagged 9/11, attitude, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, God, life, little things, Memories, observations, relationships, stories, watching | 2 Comments

Continued Grace

Posted on September 27, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Normally, Sunday means a devotional, sermon or sermonette. But this Sunday — today — marks the 12th anniversary of my wife Karen’s death, a day that impacted myself, my family, and everyone who knew her well beyond her years. She … Continue reading →

Posted in sermon | Tagged attitude, blessings, Blink of an Eye, celebration, children, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, family, God, grace, Inspiration, Karen, life, love, Memories, observations, Prayer, relationships, stories, things that matter | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Church

Posted on September 18, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minute takes by our special community of writers at our Five Minute Friday spot at fiveminutefriday.com. Just start at the Join the Community section, check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, blessings, children, church, DPchallenge, Faith, family, five minute Friday, Friends, fun, God, growing up, humor, Laughter, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, song | 10 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Could

Posted on September 11, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday time. The assignment this week was, quite frankly, challenging. The FMF prompt is COULD, but I was led to the past before trying to redeem myself with a positive message. My mind certainly wandered in different … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, could, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, five minute Friday, Friends, life, love, Memories, observations, relationships, should, would, Writing | 17 Comments

A Gift for You

Posted on September 8, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

My Name Is Sam … and Heaven Is Still Shining Through — the audio version — has been released for a couple of weeks and has already made a splash. However, I hadn’t had a chance to listen to the … Continue reading →

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