Joining again with Lisa Jo and community. Spilling words for five minutes on this week’s prompt. GROW. Go! There is growth in the soft places. In the darkness of the womb, nourished by life. Sculpted by nothing. And babies grow into little girls. And little girls into young women. And there is no control. No […]
Five-Minute Friday: Putting on the Brakes
Five minutes. Unscripted. Unedited. On unexpected. GO! Here I sit at the Dodge dealership watching televised observances from Arlington. I stopped on the way back to the Cottage for an overdue oil change. I didn’t expect to be here that long. Usually I’m in and out. But today is Veteran’s Day, and they are busy. […]
When You Want to be Relevant
Bold and beautiful. Without editing. In five minutes. That’s how we’re supposed to write on Five-Minute Friday. So. Go! It’s not a word I use much. Relevant. But Lisa Jo is at the Relevant Conference. So that word is on her mind. I had to look it up. And then I wondered if it was […]
Just an Ordinary Friday – Not!
It’s Five Minute Friday, and Lisa Jo is asking us to spring off the word, “ordinary.” Five minutes of free writing–no overthinking, no editing. And when you finish reading this, head over to taste some of the other offerings. READY! SET! GO! Just an ordinary Friday morning. We slept with the windows open, though. I […]
Mashed in the Making
I toast a sourdough muffin golden, two halves, and slather them with butter and mounds of strawberry freezer jam. I love the jeweled color of strawberries mashed in the making. Red to me is the color of hope. I steep a cup of Earl Grey Green, inhale the fragrance of bergamot, and settle at the […]
Centered on Joy
Sara is going home soon and continues to spill joy as she makes her final journey. “This week,” writes Lisa Jo, “is for Sara – taking the prompt from her life’s commitment – to choose joy, no matter the circumstances.” So the prompt is JOY. No editing, over thinking, or backtracking. GO! My feet ache with […]
What is Real?
Joining Lisa Jo again today for another Five Minute Friday, where we spill from the heart. What comes, comes. What spills, spills. No fixing allowed. Today’s prompt is in real life . . . GO! “What is real?” asked the Velveteen Rabbit. And the Skin Horse tells him it’s when someone loves you, really […]
He Gives Rest
Writing bold for Lisa Jo. Five minutes flat. Unedited. GO! I loved my hummingbird feeder. The glass one painted with yellow sunflowers. It shattered in the sink. I bled. I bought a new one with perches. Where the birds can rest from their frantic flutter as they feed. I think they like it better. To […]
Five Minutes with Older: I’m Not Ready to See Jesus
It’s Friday. And it’s Lisa Jo’s birthday. So today our prompt is older. Five minutes to let it spill. This should be easy . . . GO! I’m getting older. With way fewer years on this earth ahead than behind. I have a lot more I want to do and see. But the sands of […]
Fuel for the Weekend: Five Minutes with Beauty
It’s Friday again. And again I’m linking up with Lisa Jo as we explore beauty in five minutes of pure, unedited spill. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ~Psalm 139:14 (NIV) GO! They buried Grandma King in her wedding dress. My […]
