Tag Archives: Writing

Five Minute Friday — Bare

Posted on February 7, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I’m joining with hundreds of other writers writing for five minutes on a specific prompt word provided by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/02/five-minute-friday-bare/). Her exercise calls for writing for just five minutes {okay we … Continue reading →

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A Drink of Water

Posted on February 1, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

As I’ve mentioned before, I send weekly Words for the Week to family and friends. They are just small snippets of encouragement. I don’t blast the e-mails. I send them separately as a reminder to specifically take the time to … Continue reading →

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Awards

Posted on January 19, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve been putting this off, but it’s time to say “thank you” to two of my fellow bloggers for nominating me for awards. It’s not that I am not appreciative. To the contrary, I do appreciate the accolades. I just … Continue reading →

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Alexa Ranks and Other Gobbledygook

Posted on January 18, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

I recently became an administrator at Fellowship of Christian Bloggers (FOCB), although I don’t really know what that means except I get to visit other incredible Christian blogs. I’m working my way through the extensive 373 member list and keeping … Continue reading →

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2013 in review

Posted on January 6, 2014 by wisdomfromafather

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,300 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway … 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 →

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Five Minute Friday — Reflect

Posted on December 6, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

I got the memo. Lisa-Jo is taking the holidays off from Five Minute Friday. A group of us who love to throw caution to the wind and just write will be back in January. But, before taking the hiatus, Lisa-Jo … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Grace

Posted on November 1, 2013 by wisdomfromafather

Here we are … Friday again where a group of us — a couple of hundred strong and mostly young mothers — who love to throw caution to the wind and just write without worrying if it’s just right gather … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Laundry

Posted on October 18, 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’s prompt is LAUNDRY. Hmmm. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/10/five-minute-friday-laundry/). Her rules: no extreme editing; no worrying … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday — Ordinary

Posted on October 11, 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 the challenge itself, the dare, the scary. This week’s prompt is ORDINARY. The initiative was started … Continue reading →

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