Category: Five Minute Friday

My mother was a gifted singer.  She had a beautiful voice.  A tenor voice.  She sang silly songs for us as children.  She sang while she worked.  She did her best to sing even during her (often very) difficult days.  But, mostly, she sang in church.  She sang for the…

Less.  That is today’s Five Minute Friday prompt…and, although the exercise centers around the idea of freestyle and unedited writing, it is now well into the afternoon and I have been trying to edit my thoughts and ideas for hours.  But any topics, sentiments, or even opinions that come to…

For so long after my son, Tyler, died, my life seemed to be defined with the distinctions of “before Tyler died” and “since Tyler died.”  The distinctions were not only marked but painful.   Every aspect of my life seemed determined and effected by “the before” and “the after” lines of…

I like the parables.  As a teacher (and as a learner), I relate much more to storytelling than I do to lecturing.  Give me all the elementary classes:)  And Jesus often used stories – or parables – in order to teach.  Not only do I grasp those lessons quicker but…

Life is fleeting.  Passing quickly.  We have heard that idea all our lives but certainly, the more years that pass, the more we appreciate just how quickly they do so.  As well, life is uncertain.  Something else we know in our heads, but often do not appreciate in our hearts…

Sacrifice.  That is today’s Five Minute Friday prompt – and one that takes my thoughts into many different directions.  I’m sure I could write much more than five minutes would allow; however, that somewhat defeats the goal of this weekly link-up.  Yes, I express my thoughts on a topic, but…

I have a fairly good sense of direction.  For the most part, if I have been somewhere once, I can get there again.  And, almost certainly, I can retrace my route and get myself home after I’ve traveled somewhere new.  This “little skill” has helped me numerous times and has…