Day 29 of 31 Days of Connecting My son and I have been butting heads. He’s in the throes of the terrible twos and most of our conversations are conflicts. For example: “Go potty, Ben.” “No!” “Should I pull down your pants or should you pull down your pants?” “I do it.” (Tries, can’t) “Should I […]
I Turned Towards My Father, Repentant in...
As I put my children to bed for the night, apologies were in order. They did not listen well, this is true. They also did not deserve the level of anger and frustration that came their way from their worn mama who was just trying to keep it all together. As we finished up in […]
Because “because” is such an important w
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Because. “Why?” […]
A Time to Hold and a Time to Let Go: To ...
There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: A right time for birth and another for death… A right time to cry and another to laugh, A right time to lament and another to cheer, A right time to make love and another to abstain, A right time […]
Are You Ready?
Five Minute Friday… on Tuesday. Oh well. 😉 Today’s writing prompt, Ready. Am I ready? Are you? I’ve waited and waited to write my book, now that the time has come to actually do it, I’ve wondered, can I? Am I actually able, ready to do this? We wonder if we’re ready all through life. […]
Let Them Tell You (Or Rather, Start List...
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Tell. Has anyone […]
Come, And Be Filled
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Fill. Why do […]
Begin (again)
This post is a Five Minute Friday Post – again, written on Monday. Someday, maybe I’ll remember on Friday. Until then, enjoy. At Five Minute Friday we write to write. Not to edit like crazy, just to write for five minutes, stop, and share. This Week’s Writing Prompt: BEGIN It’s hard to get started. It’s […]
Lost
Every so often I participate in Five Minute Friday – and I usually participate on Monday. It’s a time to write for five minutes on the given word without editing, without questioning, maybe without making sense, just five minutes to write. Here is this week’s offering – and it’s more a musing on my part […]
Dare I say it? … (I am a writer)…
Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week, Lisa-Jo chose […]