The Unwritten Story

I’ve been a bit quiet around here. Life has been…in upheaval. Emotions are raw. Deep. Exhausting. But when I saw the prompt for Five Minute Friday from LisaJo Baker, what has been the prayer of my heart the past two months sprang forth in words. And the words have been sparse. So I thought I’d better take advantage of it. …

Last…or Lasting?

This week’s prompt from LisaJo Baker for Five Minute Friday is LAST. So, we write for five minutes – no stopping, no editing – and pour our hearts out. Here is my best five minutes on LAST. START Do you ever feel like when it comes to God’s priorities, you’re last on the list? Your fears, dreams, hopes, deepest hurts …

Two Places at Once

This week’s prompt for the writing flash mob that is Five Minute Friday with LisaJo is: BELONG GO I stare out the airplane window at the beauty before me. Lights sparkle like so many diamonds strewn across black velvet. I realize this is the last time I’ll see this skyline as I land in a plane for a very.long.time. Years. …

The Soundtrack Rhythms of Life

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I’ve been quiet the last few Fridays. LisaJo’s prompts for the crazy madhouse of writing that is Five Minute Friday – five minutes, one topic, no stopping, not editing – have been intriguing of late…but my heart, my energy, wasn’t in it. This week, however, I was determined to participate, because I love the community that has …

Room For A View

This week the prompt for Five Minute Friday with LisaJo is VIEW: START We stood at the precipice of the canyon – pillars and wiggles of red rock as far as the eye could see. It was stunning. Breathtaking. From the bottom looking up it was a hot mess…dirt and dust; rock and debris. Rough tough, blood sweat and tears …

After the Declaration

This week’s prompt from LisaJo is After. Five minutes, no editing, just writing. I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking, meditating, praying. Talking to this One I address as Lord, about all the things I declare about Him…to Him. Do I really believe this? Is this true? What are my core values? And I’ve found myself without hesitation …

Let Me Count the Ways

We leave bright dark and early on a plane tomorrow for a jam-packed schedule for the next week and a half. This is possibly the last post for awhile around here and I was desperate to put words to page. Once again, the prompt from LisaJo for Five Minute Friday was so apropos. The word this week is BROKEN Start Jagged. …

Finding What Wishes to Hide

I decided it was high time to dust off these ole keys and blow the cobwebs out of this writer’s mind. What better way to do that than to join LisaJo and her tribe in the greatest writer flash mob around, Five Minute Friday? And I nearly laughed out loud when I read this week’s prompt as I’ve been waxing …