Five Minute Friday

A fun blogging meme in which we receive a single word to write about and take five minutes to blurt thoughts onto the page without backtracking to edit and fix up ramblings. Covering loads of oddball topics these posts are short, punchy snippets.

Connecting my delight in chocolate with God

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After a couple of weeks working nights, I am back on normal time and blogging again, kicking off with 5 minute Friday. The task – write for 5 minutes based on the prompt delight: Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:4 ESV) When you think about [...] Read more »

The real, real world

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That time again: 5 minute Friday. This week’s word is real. The task: Write for 5 minutes, no fixing and fiddling, just write. Learning to be real and realistic: Real: actual, genuine. Realistic: seeing or accepting things as they really are, practical. The first eighteen years of my life were based on these ideas. I liked to stick with [...] Read more »

Tough AND tender

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Yay 5 minute Friday! Though technically now the clock has ticked over to Saturday but it is still Friday in the US. This week’s prompt is Tender. The task: Write for 5 minutes, easy peasy. Tough AND tender Men are ‘supposed’ to be tough, strong, keeping it together. They can also be aggressive and violent, bullies. Jesus taught us [...] Read more »

An oddly vivid memory

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On a grey and wet Wednesday in August I found the direction I needed in my search for some meaning in life. The book had a yellow cover and after an hour of reading my entire worldview was being turned on it's head. Read more »

Throw a bucket of cold water at me

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Joining today in 5 minute Friday led by Lisa-Jo,  who posts a single word prompt. We write for 5 minutes without stopping to edit or fix up punctuation, then link with others who have written based on the same word. Awake, he should not be. I am looking at a wee boy who should not be – awake, [...] Read more »

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