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Five Minute Friday — Encouragement

Posted on January 17, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/) who thought why not take five minutes and … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

Posted on January 16, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’m not really one into “personality” tests. You know, there are compatibility tests, sex tests and other magazine tests and quizzes. And there are more serious “psychological” tests. They all tend to tell you what you already know about yourself. … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — See

Posted on January 10, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/five-minute-friday-see/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Story … For the Whole Year

Posted on January 5, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I was asked by some out of town followers to share this week’s sermon. So, here goes … May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday – Fight

Posted on January 3, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s the first Friday in January. Do you know what that means? Five Minute Friday is back! Under Lisa Jo Baker’s direction (http://lisajobaker.com/), hundreds of bloggers rally around a themed word and, well, write for five minutes. No rules. No … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged disease, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, fight, Friends, health, inspiration, Lisa Jo Baker, Memories, relationships | 4 Comments

First Night … and Beyond

Posted on January 2, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

From this guy’s standpoint, First Night Ocean County was a huge success. But, then again, any time spent at the Jersey shore is a success. First Night Ocean County, in case you missed it, is a family-friendly event held New … Continue reading →

Posted in family, fireworks, growing up, holidays, Memories, New Year's Eve, relationships, Uncategorized, winter | Tagged DPchallenge, driving, family, fireworks, First Night Ocean County, Friends, growing up, holidays, Jersey Shore, Jersey shore, Memories, New Year's Eve, Paterson, relationships, Seaside Heights, Seaside Heights boardwalk, serendipity, Uncategorized, winter | 4 Comments

A Christmas Prayer

Posted on December 25, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

As a Christmas gift to myself, I vowed to take Christmas off. No writing. No work. But I did want to share a Christmas message. What to do? Well, I “borrowed” some words my wife wrote, which have become a … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, holidays, love, prayer, relationships, spirituality | Tagged charity, christmas, Christmas, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, grace, holidays, hope, humility, inspiration, joy, love, peace, relationships, spirituality, trust | Leave a comment

A Christmas Story

Posted on December 24, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I heard a different Christmas story this morning on Q Country 103.7, Ithaca, NY. I knew I had to share it. I’ll be paraphrasing since I was driving at the time. I don’t know where it came from or who … Continue reading →

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Jimmy

Posted on December 19, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

There’s a new vehicle in the driveway … and my little red truck’s grille is a little out of joint. First, a little background. I love tooling hither and yon in my little red truck … but it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in joy, relationships, travel, truck, winter | Tagged change, conversation, DPchallenge, driving, joy, Laughter, love, Newspapers, relationships, travel, truck, winter, winter driving, Writing | 7 Comments

Saying “I’m sorry”

Posted on December 13, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Just before Karen died, she had been reading a book she received as a gift from JoAnn {don’t know who that is} by Rodale Press for Hallmark. It was actually for both of us, but Karen was the reader in … Continue reading →

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