Tag Archives: seasons

Five Minute Friday — Season

Posted on December 5, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

Another Saturday … another Five Minute Friday contribution. I’m linking up with Kate Motaung at (http://katemotaung.com/2015/12/03/five-minute-friday-season/) where we write for five minutes and publish! Check out other great stories all on this week’s prompt — SEASON. The timer is set, … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Memories, relationships, winter | Tagged DPchallenge, Faith, faith, five minute Friday, Life, Memories, relationships, Seasons, seasons, winter | 6 Comments

Sittin’ in the Gazebo

Posted on May 27, 2015 by wisdomfromafather

I was sitting in the gazebo this morning nursing my coffee and listening to the birds chirping, squirrels racing around (doing whatever squirrels do) and the occasional buzz of a bee. I surveyed the terrain. Thanks to a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in family, joy, Memories, relationships | Tagged DPchallenge, Faith, family, gazebo, joy, Life, Memories, relationships, seasons | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — New

Posted on October 3, 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 who thought why not take five minutes and see … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, nature, observations | Tagged change, DPchallenge, five minute Friday, Kate Motaung, Lisa Jo Baker, nature, observations, Seasons, seasons | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Mighty

Posted on March 28, 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 about writing and how often our … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, nature | Tagged DPchallenge, driving, encouragement, Lisa Jo Baker, nature, seasons, writing | 3 Comments

Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Robin

Posted on March 27, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I saw my first robin of spring yesterday. Of course I was 80 miles south in Towanda, PA, at the time, but, hey, it was my first robin. Since friends a little closer to home have claimed to have seen … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, robins, spring | Tagged DPchallenge, Humor, nature, robins, rockin' robin, Seasons, seasons, spring | Leave a comment

Five Minute Friday — Small

Posted on February 21, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

It’s Friday and time for this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I was going to go in a different direction, but something happened to change my mind. So, without further ado, here’s five minutes on this week’s prompt … … Continue reading →

Posted in encouragement, nature, stories, winter | Tagged DPchallenge, encouragement, Lisa Jo Baker, nature, Seasons, seasons, stories, winter, Writing, writing | 4 Comments

First Night

Posted on December 30, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

If all goes as planned, I will be heading to the Jersey shore in the morning. Yeah. I know. It’s the end of December and the thermometer will barely be above the freezing mark. But there is a reason. You … Continue reading →

Posted in family, nature, travel, winter | Tagged DPchallenge, driving, family, fireworks, happy new year, holidays, Jersey shore, nature, Seaside Heights, seasons, travel, winter | 10 Comments

What? No Five Minute Friday?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

What? No Five Minute Friday? Lisa Jo Baker — our Five Minute Friday leader and muse — didn’t post a prompt this week. Horrors! And she didn’t warn us! Or at least I didn’t get the memo. I guess she … Continue reading →

Posted in family, holidays, relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged christmas, DPchallenge, encouragement, family, Friends, holidays, inspiration, joy, relationships, Seasons, seasons, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Tree

Posted on November 15, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

We call it Five Minute Friday. It’s where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt. This week, that prompt is TREE. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/11/five-minute-friday-tree/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading →

Posted in family, growing up, nature | Tagged cycles of life, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, faith, family, grandchildren, growing up, nature, relationships, Seasons, seasons, trees | 2 Comments

Lonely Cornstalk

Posted on September 21, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

We’ve all seen them. You know, the lone cornstalk growing in the middle of a soybean field … the tree stretching out from a wall of rock … the weed that miraculously appears in the only crack in the asphalt. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, observations | Tagged DPchallenge, Faith, faith, inspiration, nature, observations, Seasons, seasons | 4 Comments