Category: Five Minute Friday

Last night we had a near disaster.  It involved too many leashes and, dare I say, too many dogs.  Well, two dogs.  One totally amped for a walk and the other totally uncooperative.  While trying to get the stubborn one inside and switching leashes, etc., the super excited one ended…

It has been one of those weeks.  A week of challenges and a week of great things.  At the same time.  Mainly a week that has taken all my emotional strength – and drained it.  Apparently, my mental energy drains right alongside my emotions.  I was content to skip posting…

So many questions lately.  I read them, see them and hear them everywhere.  One of the biggest questions lately is what to do about schooling and, although I am (way) past that stage of life, I appreciate the heaviness of that question.  For many, there is no easy answer.  But…

Definitely not as young as I used to be.  I catch both my husband and myself expressing this lament – while we moan, groan or sigh – a little too often.  While we do have our share of new aches or pains, most often we are sorely missing the strength…

The “how” questions of life.  Like their sinister twin, the “why” question, the questions of “how” rarely have easy answers and can leave us feeling overwhelmed and discouraged.  Too often, they immobilize us with fear and even hopelessness. How will I handle it all? How did I get here?  How…

Born.  Ever since reading today’s prompt – born – one of my favorite songs has been on repeat in my head.  Born to Die Upon Calvary.  I’ve shared this song more than once on my blog but I’m always happy to share it again.  (just one verse and chorus but…

On Tuesday, I mentioned that our state was going to begin reopening today.  I not only wondered what all that might entail but reflected on how quickly “the winds” change.  Not ten minutes after I published that post, my husband called to say that even the reopening news had changed. …

It is a bit of a paradox.  A contradiction really.  These days of quarantine – of canceled commitments, freer schedules and (much) more time at home – should allow us (much) more opportunity to draw close to Jesus.  To grow our faith and deepen our roots.  In some ways, I…

“Just another day at the office.”  Although typically used rather sarcastically when something absurd or ridiculous happens, it also infers to the not-so-surprising or routine things of a day.  And not just “at the office” but wherever you spend the majority of your day…and whatever makes up your routine.  Another…

What now?  I’m sure many of us are beginning to ask ourselves this question…or something similar to it.  Instead of a glimpse of the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel,” this week many of us saw restrictions tighten and a much longer quarantine than we could imagine become…