Tag Archives: Memories

Five Minute Friday — Birth

Posted on December 20, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Friday … our last Friday get-together for the year. Five Minute Friday is a discipline where independent writers join together to transform thoughts on a specific prompt word from their minds through their fingers onto the screen … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Part Four

Posted on December 12, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Four down … one to go. I actually have another day here in Kentucky, my fourth leg of the journey. Eldest son Joe and I have plans for dinner with some of his friends. Some of you who follow my … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on December 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s Words for the Week are from Ray Lammie in his Thought for Today. From birth to age 12 seemed like it took 20 years. From 12 until age 16 felt like 15 years to me. From 16 to age … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday: Rush

Posted on December 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday exercise. I’ve said many times, it’s not the day, but the discipline. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Friday {the chosen date for most}, Saturday, Sunday or the middle of next week. The community … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Part Three

Posted on November 26, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

It’s hard to believe, but my latest crazy venture is winding down. Monday I wrapped up the third leg of the journey, departing Ohio. The plan was a stop at a friend’s house in neighboring Indiana for the night, but … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Five Minute Friday – Last

Posted on November 1, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt is LAST. The timer is set … so here goes. {clock starts now} Maybe it was returning to New York for more than a long weekend. Maybe it was … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not a big fan of Halloween. I never was … even as a kid. I never got into it as my five children looked forward to trick or treating. I still keep my porch light off on Halloween night, … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Part One

Posted on October 17, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

It’s hard to believe but the first leg of my late year journey is almost over. To recap, I’m spending about two and a half weeks with each of my kids/grandkids/great-grandkids. This was the Massachusetts chapter. And it has been … Continue reading →

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