Tag Archives: relationships

Moses, Peter and Us

Posted on August 24, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Moses. Peter. You and me. Hmmm. How are we going to connect the three? It’s kind of … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Change

Posted on August 22, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Five Minute Friday time. The hundred plus girls and I free write with no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write. {okay, we may clean it up a bit} This week’s prompt is CHANGE. … Continue reading →

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The Maine Thing

Posted on August 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Those of you who know me either personally or through this blog know I have this fascination with Maine. Over the past six years I have trekked to the Pine Tree State well over a dozen times and have visited … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Fill

Posted on August 8, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. It’s Friday. It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday. We’ve changed hosts … but not intent. It still is meant to be a free … Continue reading →

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Free Range Thoughts

Posted on August 4, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Well, I’m back from a nearly 800 mile weekend excursion to New Jersey. I thought I’d share some of the moments gleaned from the free range of my mind. Things I didn’t do … Go sightseeing. Usually, my journey to … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, family, love, Memories, New Jersey, observations, relationships, squirrels, travel | Tagged celebration, DPchallenge, driving, family, Friends, Garden State Parkway, Humor, Laughter, love, Memories, New Jersey, observations, Paterson, relationships, squirrels, stories, travel | Leave a comment

Love! Love! Love!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

If you heard a loud raucous roar coming from the Brownstone Inn in Paterson, NJ, this afternoon, it wasn’t a rowdy riot … it was a loving celebration that may have raised some decibel levels a little bit past normal. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Finish

Posted on July 25, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and you know what that means. Time for Lisa Jo’s prompt ( http://lisajobaker.com/2014/07/five-minute-friday-finish/)and five minutes of uninterrupted writing — transferring thoughts from my mind through my fingers to the screen for all to view. This week, I’m just … Continue reading →

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I Survived

Posted on July 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I think the grandkids should get together and buy me a t-shirt … “I Survived a Weekend at the Jersey Shore and New York City with My Grandkids.” As I mentioned previously, last weekend I took 10 of the grandchildren … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Belong

Posted on July 12, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday. And even though I’m on a family vacation with the grandkids, today’s prompt was so appropriate I felt compelled to jot down five minutes worth of words. The Friday task is to write for just five minutes on … Continue reading →

Posted in children, encouragement, family, Five Minute Friday, grandchildren, relationships | Tagged Carlo's Bakery, Carol's Bakery, children, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Facebook, family, grandchildren, Jersey Shore, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, New York City, relationships | 4 Comments

Big Ears … By Ron

Posted on July 10, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I just had to share this one from Ron Hutchcraft. As usual, it blends humor into the message … a trait I try to follow. So, here’s Ron… I recently heard a story about a farmer who was suing … Continue reading →

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