Kate said disagree. Did you just hear the air release? From the can of worms? Yup, Kate has been feisty lately with some of these word prompts! But I certainly don’t disagree with the level of challenge she’s been presenting us each and every Thursday night. You see she gives the prompt about 9:45 p.m…. [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday – Recover
Kate said recover. We’re all recovering from something. Amen? Some days I feel like I’m still recovering from two big moves in two years. One from our home of 30 years in 2018 into a flat and then from the flat to a tiny house of 399 square feet in early 2020. Long recovery time… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Excuse
Kate said excuse. Verb or noun? Hmm…where shall I go? I believe I’ll pick noun. something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused excuses plural : an expression of regret for failure to do something a note of explanation of an absence Making excuses Procrastinators are the epic excuse makers. I was too busy I didn’t know… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: She
Kate said she. Have you ever noted in the Old Testament book of Proverbs that the writer/s always refer to wisdom as SHE? I certainly did as I wrote one of my 31 Days in books. Isn’t it interesting that something as big as wisdom is tagged with the feminine pronoun SHE? Wisdom has built… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Remedy
Kate said remedy. I like remedies. I like natural remedies. So much so that I have a file in my email program labeled “recipes/remedies.” I have all kind of things in there. Natural remedies for gallstones, kidney stones, dry skin, lice, and other sundry things. I have information about coconut oil and essential oils –… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Pressure
Kate said pressure Now, I’m feeling the pressure to write something profound but this word doesn’t conjure up much inspiration – only pressure. Different types of pressure Tire pressure Peer pressure Barometric pressure Heartburn pressure Work pressure Deadline pressure Pressure cooker UTI infection pressure Pressure to perform Pressure to succeed All of these can have… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Gentle
Kate said gentle. Odd word for this Good Friday 2021. Gentle. One thing that pops into my mind is… The Romans were not gentle with Jesus the night of His arrest. The Price He Paid Was anything but gentle. Jesus was brutally beat. … was heinously tortured. Jesus was pierced. He was humiliated. Yet, He went to… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Redeem
Kate said REDEEMED. \O/ In the praise position I am entering the room. Sing with me? Seems like all I can see was the struggle Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past Bound up in shackles of all my failures Wondering how long is this gonna last Then you look at this prisoner and… [Read More]