In Our Time of Need
Today’s post is written for Five Minute Friday, and the word prompt for today is need. ***** One week and a day ago my husband was admitted to the hospital to have a stint put in place to open blocked heart arteries. He had had some symptoms checked out by his primary physician and […]
Discover
I’m writing this post (actually on Friday, no less!), for the link-up at Five Minute Friday, and today’s prompt is discover. ***** Discover. The word evokes feelings of adventure, of something exciting or unknown; not generally something I find or experience every day. And why not? Have I become so busy doing the mundane tasks […]
Why I Threw Out the Beef – A Post About Caring for Myself
I confess……I did it. I threw out over 3 pounds of ground beef today. After agonizing for at least a half hour, re-reading information about food safety (which I pretty much had already committed to memory) in hopes of finding one decent shred of information to convince me that it was safe, and […]
The Gift of Being Able to Depend
This post contains my brief but deep thoughts today, and was produced to add to the link-up at Five Minute Friday, where the word for the week is depend. ***** Another shooting on the news this morning. And this trailing shortly behind natural disasters that have affected so many. When will it ever end? […]
Support is NOT For the Weak
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday, and the word prompt for the day is support. ***** As I ponder the word support, the first thing that comes to mind is how our culture teaches us to be independent. We are often told how strong we are and that we can […]
What I Learned This Summer
Where, oh where did the summer go? Isn’t that the same question we usually ask at the end of August or when the calendar flips to September? It’s been good, I wish it had seemed longer, but I’m thankful all the same. Here’s a list of some things I learned along the way, in no […]
To Speak or Not to Speak …
… That is the question. I’ve always liked to talk…a lot. But I’ve also needed to learn along the way to talk less, or when it is appropriate to hold my tongue. There are many Bible verses about our speech. It is clear that too much talking, or not speaking in an encouraging and positive […]
Try
Today’s short, unedited post was produced for the link-up at Five Minute Friday (even though it’s Monday). 🙂 ***** So often in life I waste precious time and emotional energy saying, “I’ll try”. I’ll try to get to bed earlier. I’ll try not to waste money. I’ll try to use my time better. I’ll try […]
Inspire
Today’s post is on the prompt, “inspire“. I’m joining some fine folks at Five Minute Friday to write for five minutes, adding my (mostly) unedited thoughts to the variety of writing of many other bloggers today. Join me as we pause, write and/or read today. ***** When I browse for the meaning of “inspire”, I […]
Calling Collect
Today’s short, unedited post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday, and the prompt of the day is collect. ***** Do you remember using these? And how about calling someone collect? I’m probably dating myself, as now I guess with the use of cell-phones, payphones probably aren’t used nearly as much as […]