Tag Archives: observations

A Christmas Prayer — 2018

Posted on December 25, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I again vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, as I’ve doing for the past few years, I “borrowed” … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — With

Posted on December 21, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday … on Friday! If you haven’t been following FMF in 2018, make it a new year’s resolution to follow — and join us — in 2019. It’s really a fun way to see how your … Continue reading →

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Last call

Posted on December 20, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

It looks like today is the last day for Round II balloting for AllAuthor’s Cover of the Month contest. I’m not sure I’ll survive the round, but I am proud of the way the cover has been received and thankful … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Praise

Posted on October 13, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Saturday confession time. I’m a Five Minute Friday backslider, often falling out of my Friday writing routine and into a Saturday session. But, through the grace of God and the indulgence of my fellow Five Minute Friday contributors, I know … Continue reading →

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Wisdom From a Father

Posted on October 1, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

One of the things I’ve learned since publishing Heaven Shining Through is one time is not enough. If you want credibility as a writer, you need a collection of work. Enter phase two. I will be publishing a second book … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Crowd

Posted on September 14, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday! Five Minute Friday is an opportunity to focus on a prompt word for five minutes (more or less), write a pithy (or sometimes not so pithy) post, share it with others at Kate’s place on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Five Minute Friday — Way

Posted on July 20, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday … on time! I cherish this exercise. which gives me a chance to shut off the world and focus on a specific word prompt. It gives my mind a … Continue reading →

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Social Media

Posted on July 19, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not a big social media fan. . II use it, but I’m not an every-minute online junkie. I often find Facebook feeds disconcerting. In addition to the obvious political posts that do absolutely nothing to advance discussion, the drama … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Restore

Posted on June 16, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Welcome to Five Minute Fri… Saturday. Let’s be honest, I hang around here more on Saturday than Friday. But I come willingly because whatever the prompt word for the week is, it forces me to think and let the words … Continue reading →

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