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Posted on January 8, 2021 by Scott Siccardi

This is the first time I am writing in the Five Minute Friday group. Don’t have a clue what I am doing really, but I’ll figure it out!

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Just Write

Posted on July 7, 2020 by wisdomfromafather

Someone posted a question on an author/prospective author group the other day. “What is the most difficult part in writing a book?” I answered, “Sitting down and starting.” I’ve consistently said the short answer is to just write. Everyone has … Continue reading →

Posted in Readin', Ritin' & Rithmetic | Tagged attitude, authors, DPchallenge, editing, encouragement, Friends, life, love, marketing, observations, relationships, stories, time, Writing | 2 Comments

Time

Posted on December 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s Words for the Week are from Ray Lammie in his Thought for Today. From birth to age 12 seemed like it took 20 years. From 12 until age 16 felt like 15 years to me. From 16 to age … Continue reading →

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Using Time Wisely to Cultivate the Seeds of Faith

Posted on October 13, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Every day has 1,440 minutes. If we sleep eight hours a day, that leaves us awake 960 minutes a day. What do we do with those minutes? How do we pass the precious time God gives us each day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday sermonette | Tagged abundant life, attitude, bear fruit, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, Fr. Luke Veronis, gift, God, Greek Orthodox, Inspiration, Jesus, life, love, Prayer, relationships, Satan, sermon, stories, time, Writing | 3 Comments

Lesson from Babe Ruth

Posted on May 23, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

My morning message to family and friends was a Babe Ruth quote, “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” While I was directing followers to the message, I focused on the speaker … The … Continue reading →

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Stewards of the Blessing of Time

Posted on January 6, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dr. Seuss wrote, “How did it get late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday: Value

Posted on November 23, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Time for Five Minute Friday. You know what that means. I’ll write for five focused minutes on a specific prompt, then get together and share with my fellow writers at Kate’s spot on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com. To entice you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday | Tagged christian, communication, DPchallenge, encouragement, eternity, faith, family, five minute Friday, friends, God, love, material possession, principles, relationships, stories, talent, time, treasure, value, worth, writing | 6 Comments

Five Minute Friday — Agree

Posted on February 3, 2018 by wisdomfromafather

Five Minute Friday is designed for Friday writing {although in my case, often Saturday}, specifically five minutes of uninterrupted patter of the fingers representing the thoughts of the heart, soul and mind. Our fearless moderator Kate Motaugn — with help … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Place

Posted on August 11, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

Happy Friday! Time for my Five Minute Friday contribution. Check out the amazing five minutes takes at Kate’s place on Facebook at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com by our special community of writers. I’ve been sharing snippets taken from Five Minute Friday: A Collection of Stories … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Future

Posted on June 2, 2017 by wisdomfromafather

What! It’s Friday? And I’m working on Five Minute Friday? It’s definitely time to look up! Seriously, I have always had the desire to put the words on paper (okay, the screen). Blame it on busyness, schedules or — okay … Continue reading →

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