Tag Archives: New York

Checking In

Posted on March 26, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

My kids are comical. Not hilarious comical. More like worry wart comical. They are constantly checking to make sure I’m doing okay … no fever … no cough … no trouble breathing. And even when I assure them personally all … Continue reading →

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The Journey — Epilogue?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned I had officially ended my late year journey. I’ve been keeping you posted with the blessings the Lord has given me in the three months of travel visiting with each of my children, … Continue reading →

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The Journey Continues

Posted on January 2, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Now that I’ve “officially” completed my late year journey, it’s time to figure out the next step. It’s one of the questions just about everyone asks me, and, of course, my family has been making their respective pitches for why … 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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Preaching, Teaching and Reaching

Posted on May 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Nothing is set in stone as yet, but it appears I may be making regular pulpit appearances around northern Maine in the coming months. I had a very good conversation with the district superintendent Wednesday expressing my willingness to serve … Continue reading →

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Saturday with Santa

Posted on November 19, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I woke up Saturday morning, stretched and headed downstairs. Angelina beat me down and started barking like a crazy dog. So I rushed to the kitchen to find Santa standing there with his finger up his round, snowy white beard … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged children, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, friends, holidays, humor, imagination, Jesus, life, love, Maine, New York, relationships, Santa, stories | 2 Comments

Five Minute Friday – Rain

Posted on September 8, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Five Minute Saturday {Friday}! The post is {as is usually my norm} a day late, but the rules remain the same. Ponder the weekly prompt. Nothing too pithy, just honest as the words flow from the brain through the … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged attitude, communication, DPchallenge, driving, entertainment, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, life, love, Maine, mobility, music, New York, observations, rain, relationships, songs | 8 Comments

Meet and Greet

Posted on August 29, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I have a doctor’s appointment next Wednesday in New York. It’s no big deal … just a routine visit with my primary care physician. However, since it is a 588 mile one-way trip, I really didn’t want it to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged book, communication, DPchallenge, entertainment, faith, family, friends, Heaven Shining Through, invitation, life, love, meet and greet, New York, relationships, Seneca County, travel, visit, worship, writing | 2 Comments

Lights! Action! Camera!

Posted on April 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I think I’m ready. No, let me re-phrase that. I’m about as ready as I am going to be for the book launch of Heaven Shining Through. Details at the venue have been secured. Scripts by my lead-in and myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged anticipation, book, book release, celebration, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, entertainment, Facebook, faith, family, friends, God, Heaven Shining Through, hope, joy, life, love, Maine, Memories, New Jersey, New York, relationships, Seneca County, writing | 7 Comments

Nine Days

Posted on September 19, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

It’s been an interesting week and a half to say the least. The trip back to New York was, of course, centered around a doctor’s appointment sandwiched around a babysitting gig for my grandchildren in Massachusetts and extended for a … Continue reading →

Posted in life & love | Tagged babysitting, DPchallenge, entertainment, Falls View, family, food, funeral, grandchildren, Great Falls, humor, Laughter, life, love, Massachusetts, Memories, Movies, New Jersey, New York, relationships, travel | 1 Comment