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Category Archives: 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.

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Small opportunities

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Mike

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Joining 5 minute Friday when we write for five minutes, link up over at The Gypsy Mama and have fun reading each other’s posts. This week the topic is opportunity, Go: This is the word I have chosen as my focus for … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Year Focus Tagged opportunity

Who am I

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! This week the topic is … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged faith, marriage, parenting, work

Missing them

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Mike

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My Friday effusion of words in 5 minutes. The theme today is together, something I have both been greatly blessed with and am also missing all in a single week. Go: Alone at work in the middle of the night. … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged family, marriage, parenting, work

God doesn’t wrap His gifts

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! Today our prompt is gift. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged grace

Thunder and whispers

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday in which I write for five short minutes, fight my urge to edit and re-write the whole thing and just post whatever I’ve got. The word this week is Loud. Deep calls to deep at the roar of … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged Christianity, glory, Time with God

Losing his life for Jesus

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! This week the prompt is brave. … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged Burma, death, missions

The fullness of empty

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday in which I write feverishly for five short minutes, find a picture to fit my story and then post without reworking and rewording the entire thing before being brave enough to publish! This week the prompt is empty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged money

The ache of love won

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Mike

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It is 5 minute Friday, and this week’s prompt is Ache. I had gotten into the habit of says “easy peasy” but with this prompt and what is on my heart this 5 minutes could seem very long. Just to reassure folks, what I … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Hard stuff Tagged depression, suicide

From gravel rash to gems

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Mike

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Looking at the gritty mess of life, do I have the determination to keep striding towards the destiny held out to me in Christ or will I shrink back because it all seems to hard or painful? Continue reading →

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Connecting my delight in chocolate with God

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Mike

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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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged fighting for joy

The real, real world

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Mike

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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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged evil, identity

Tough AND tender

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Mike

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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, … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged character, goals

An oddly vivid memory

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Mike

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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. Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged conversion, Gospel of John

Throw a bucket of cold water at me

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Mike

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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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday Tagged opportunity, sleep

Open

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Mike
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It seems that 5 minute Friday has morphed this week into a six-minute Saturday, but I’m still joining the gypsymama,  with the word prompt for this week which is: Open When I first considered this word prompt I thought of an open door representing … Continue reading →

Posted in Five Minute Friday, Year Focus Tagged crucifixion, Easter, opportunity

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