Does it ever seem that the Lord has to give you a push before you participate in some writing event, conference, or opportunity before you actually show up, skid marks scrapping the floor where you just dragged your feet? It was like that when
Continue reading →Photo by djclear904 on Flicker Creative Commons Each week, Lisa-Jo invites us join her in writing for 5 minutes straight on ONE word. No corrections, no pauses, just a free-flowing thought process. Mind to fingers to paper. This week’s word is FIGHT Ready. Set. Go. Fight. It always conjures up images of two men bouncing around a ring, throwing punches, proving their prowess. Masculinity is so confusing at times. Why do men offer themselves up in a bloody ring just … Continue reading →
by Keith Kendrick I’m joining Lisa-Jo Baker at Five-Minute Friday. The topic she has chosen for us to write on is SHE “She did it!” the little girl wailed, looking at her smushed ice cream cone drooling on the cement. When your the teacher of younger children, it is not uncommon to deal with the “She did its” or the “He did its”. But what is really behind these heart-felt wails of the children. Babes, sometimes so … Continue reading →
I’m writing with Lisa Jo’s Five-Minute-Friday group again. Lisa gives us a word and we have five minutes to write about it, no editing or over thinking the topic. Perfectionism goes out the window. This week’s word was “RHYTHM.” no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.no no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. GO! When I heard the word rhythm, I thought of an old song, “Listen to the rhythm … Continue reading →
Today, I’m linking with Lisa-Jo and Five-Minute Friday. In Five Minutes we are given the challenge to write on one word. Today’s word: Listen Listen. Shh. You might scare them away. Can you hear the sounds they make as they call to each other? They are beautifully dressed with their feathery head dress. One movement, one sound, and they will flit away. We can only look with our eyes upon their beauty and not speak about it … Continue reading →
This is the first time I am participating in a Five-Minute Writing Prompt that is featured each week at Lisa-Jo Baker’s blog: “The Gypsy Mom.” Each week Lisa gives a word to write on for five minutes. And you just go for it. Boy! Is that tough for me. No editing. No over thinking. No worrying about writing a perfect post. So here goes! Go. Several years ago, I went through a pit of depression. The walls were closing in … Continue reading →
