Kate said RISK Summer of 1983, hubs and I took our first extended road trip. We left south Florida and went all the way to the panhandle of Idaho. We drove across the USA on the southern route, which took us across the panhandle of Texas and into New Mexico. New Mexico is when it… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday: Experience
Kate said experience verb: to encounter or undergo I’ve had a few Some have been not-so-good but most have been memorable and I’m thankful I’ve experienced the experience! Being a wife (twice!) Divorce (very sad) Childbirth Motherhood Grandmotherhood Being poor Being not poor Good friendships Road trips with my daughter and two grands Road trips… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: TALENT
Kate said Talent As a faith writer, the very first thing that came to my mind was Jesus’ parable of The Talents. Are you familiar? You can read about it here. One synonym for the word talent is gift. A talent is a gift. And, who gives perfect gifts? The Father of Lights! Every good and every… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: LIFE
Kate said LIFE The very first thought this morning when I saw the prompt? Life is God and God is Good. Amen? Seasons Life is full of them. Some are better than others. At the moment my husband and I are in a good season BUT there are people in my immediate family who are… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: RELIEF
Kate said RELIEF First thing? Plop. Plop. Fizz. Fizz. O! What a relief it is. An old Alka-Seltzer commercial! Relief We are on a road trip, towing Gracee, our Casita Travel Trailer, and we have had one challenge after another. Yesterday, hubs and bro-in-law went to the movies and when they got into our truck,… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Sacrifice
Kate said Sacrifice The first and foremost thought when I saw the word prompt was… Jesus’ redemptive work on Calvary. The Sacrifice of all sacrifices, amen? Do I sacrifice? Probably not very often, if I am honest with myself and you. Do any of us…really? Most of us live in the land of abundance and… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Direction
Kate said DIRECTION Good word for a new year. Direction. What direction should I go? I’ve asked myself that question already, as it applies to this new decade we are in, 2020. I know the things I want to accomplish this year and the list is rather ambitious; yet, I will just do the next… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: BIRTH
Kate said Birth Appropriate word for the final FMF prompt of 2019! I’ve given birth three times and all of my children were born healthy and screaming! Praise the Lord! I gave birth the first time when I was 18 years old plus six months; then at 20 plus six months; the last was born… [Read More]