I begin most of my mornings leisurely enjoying a cup of coffee with my husband before heading upstairs for my devotions. It is one of the small pleasures of this phase of life – for which I am grateful and that I am enjoying. But until just several months ago,…
Tag: Five Minute Friday
No Regrets
Today’s FMF prompt is Regret. Since I first read the prompt, I have been mulling over regrets. My own personal ones – we all have them. And what my response to those regrets should be – and can be because I am a Christian. I did not sit down to write earlier…
Mom’s Influence
If I heard my mom say them once, I heard it, at least, 100 times…… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or (her favorite) Pretty is as pretty does They may have been her motto. Or, perhaps, a motto she hoped for me. It was her repeated attempt…
Being Agreeable When I Disagree
Agree to disagree used to be helpful. Congenial, even. Not simply acknowledging a difference of opinions but it came with the idea of “putting aside” those differences for the sake of unity. For peaceful living. What seems to motivate many (individuals, groups, whole camps) today is truly disagreeing. Even if…
The Results of Surrender
When my children were just little ones, I rocked them to sleep. Every day. Did it spoil them? Did it contribute to them being “poor” sleepers? I don’t know. But I wouldn’t trade those quiet moments of cradling my sleepy babes for anything. Cuddled under my chin and drooped against…
The Danger of My Comfort Zone
I like cozy. I like comfortable. I have to admit…I like my comfort zone. Comfort zone: a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without stress. Even the definition sounds nice. At ease, without stress. Isn’t that often our goal? Not only to create a comfort zone…
Two Ways to Better Enjoy Today
It’s Friday. I love Kate’s description of Five Minute Friday…. We take a deep breath and bravely post our five-minute scribblings for others to read. It’s really not about the quality — it’s about showing up. It’s about sitting down, setting the timer, and doing the work. It’s about the…
Motivate By Example
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Hebrews 10:24 To provoke is to excite or encourage. You might say, to motivate. We are called to motivate one another. I think we all want to be an encourager, myself included. But to do so…
How Many Gifts for Christmas?
The prompt for this week’s Five Minute Friday is only. Random question: have you ever looked up the definition of only? This is what I got: the “and no one or nothing more besides; solely or exclusively.” That certainly makes things crystal clear?? Even without an official dictionary explanation, I think…
Draw Near This Christmas
December first. Hard to believe…for so many reasons. Thanksgiving has come and gone – and seems like it was months ago (not just seven days!). I missed my Thanksgiving recap and my look back at November. These things stress me out – and I told myself this was the year…
Without Excuse
Five Minute Friday and the prompt is EXCUSE. How much could be written about excuses…the seemingly good ones, the sad and lame ones and all the in-between that comes with excuses…but this just a five-minute post. So, these are my condensed thoughts: GO – Why is it the excuses I…
Bookends of Silent
I began discussing relationships – and mentoring ones, in particular – on Tuesday and had planned to finish that post today. I thought I would skip the Five Minute Friday. But why would I do that? I really enjoy FMF – the way the prompts make me think and I…
