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Grateful–in Five Minutes
Grateful. That is today's Five Minute Writing Prompt at Lisa-Jo's website. I love these Five Minute Prompts. (The rules are-- write for 5 minutes straight, no editing). I hope you'll head over to her site to read other five minute posts. - GO I'm not sure why I'm...
For when your words get stuck
I want to speak but my words get stuck, caught in my throat and I can’t get out the words. I want to ask so – how is your spiritual life? What about Jesus? I want to know, to speak, to share what Jesus means to me, how much life I have been given and am receiving, and...
In the Interim
Are you grabbing the tails of flying kites, like dreams, and letting them fly you, busting open sorrowful seams? Days whiz past us and are we too busy to see the gifts and dreams God's already given to you and to me? It's one reason I stop, count, and slow down Give...
Giving Thanks, #276-291
276. a sunny weekend 277. fresh lettuce from the garden 278. writing my 100th post this past week... I forgot to commemorate it with a little note, but no matter... I'm still forging ahead-- and will possibly pick another number, such as 125 or 150, or 200... 🙂 279....
Wonder
It's Friday and you know the routine! The prompt at Five Minute Friday hosted by Lisa-Jo at her site. I look forward to Fridays and these prompts. Visit her site to read other five-minute posts or to participate! Today's prompt is "Wonder". Today, I was at the pool...
Dodge and Burn
Dodge and Burn This week, I attended a class on how to use photoshop. During the class, the instructor used a phrase I hadn’t heard in years: “dodge and burn.” When he mentioned the term, it sounded vaguely familiar, and then-- all of a sudden, I remembered where I’d...
Weekly Gratitude List #266-275
My Weekly Gratitude List-- #266-275: 266. Playing badminton outside in the yard 267. getting some cleaning done indoors 268. playing outdoor games in the park with a few friends 269. watching my 10-year-old catch a pop-fly ball, while sliding down on the ground--...
Home- a Five Minute Post
On Fridays, I often like to participate in a fun little writing exercise called "Five Minute Friday" at Lisa-Jo's website, the Gypsy Mama. Simply write for five minutes, unedited, for the pure joy of writing. No editing allowed. Lisa-Jo provides a new prompt each...
A Slice of Home
He'd drop it off on the shaded front porch, if we weren't home. Later, we'd pick up the crinkly brown paper sack filled to the top with homegrown drops of sunshine: juicy, red tomatoes. I marveled at the generosity of the gift-- a whole sack! To this day, I still...
In Yellow Summer
In Yellow Summer Lilies reach skyward Yellow cranes, learning to fly Like growing children *** In summer, they frolic and laugh under the trees. The sunny yellow lilies sway tall; young souls are like the lilies, blooming in early summer's youth, gentle and fragile,...
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