Hey everyone! Welcome to Five Minute Friday, and the end of another week! Can you believe April is OVER?! How did that happen??

I for one, spent my April thoroughly enjoying Crystal Stine‘s online Creative Basics course. Did you participate? If so, what did you love about it?

The good news is that even if you missed out, you can get the e-book! Creative Basics: 30 Days to Awesome Social Media Art is filled with amazing content and resources to help you create fabulous social media graphics!

AND .. for ONE WEEK ONLY, the book is on sale for just $2.99! Hurry over to Amazon and snag a copy for yourself .. you won’t regret it!

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Also, TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for the Five Minute Friday Retreat! Click here for more details!!

If you missed last week’s FMF post, you missed the Top Ten Reasons You Should Come to the FMF Retreat. Click over to check ’em out!

One of my favorites from the list is the breaking news that Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig will be joining us via Skype for a live web chat during the retreat!

Ann and Charity are co-authors of the book, On Being a Writer: 12 Simple Habits for a Writing Life that Lasts (Masters in Fine Living Series), and will be sharing loads of wisdom and encouragement for us relating to our writing lives.

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Here’s a bit more about each of them to whet your appetites:

Ann Kroeker grew up near Plainfield, Indiana, and graduated from Indiana University as an English Major with a creative writing emphasis. She launched her freelance writing career as a young adult and has been working for over two decades as a writer, editor, and most recently as a writing coach. Author of two books and editor for Tweetspeak Poetry and The High Calling, Ann is a sought after resource for editorial guidance. She continues to explore new writing opportunities, speak in a range of venues, maintain connections in the publishing world, and work with writers to help them take the next step in their writing careers.

Charity Singleton Craig grew up near Greencastle, Ind., and graduated from Taylor University as a Mass Communications Major with an emphasis in print media. After a brief stint in newspaper journalism, Charity worked in several other industries throughout the years, all while attempting to live the writing life. Recently, she became a full-time freelance writer and editor, serving as a content and copy editor for The High Calling, a contributing writer for Tweetspeak Poetry, and a
staff writer for Curator Magazine. She also serves several clients with their corporate communication needs.

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This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is:

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Otherwise, set your timer and let’s write!

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In recent weeks, I’ve heard this song on Christian radio. It’s called With Every Act Of Love by Jason Gray, and there’s one line that gets me every time. He sings, “God put a million million doors in the world for His love to walk through. One of those doors is you.”

Am I acting like it? Am I allowing Him to use me as a vessel, an open door for His love to walk through?

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I recently went for coffee with a friend (okay, it was actually a bagel and tea), and we were talking about direction and opportunities for the future. We chatted about how God so obviously and providentially closes some doors and opens others — and how sometimes it’s not so obvious. Sometimes there are many doors to choose from, and it’s hard to know which one to pick. At other times, none of the options seem to be open at all.

Then my friend said this: “I heard a pastor speak once, and he mentioned something about how God doesn’t always open doors like we think He does. Sometimes He leaves them closed, but they’re unlocked. We just need to take the initiative to try the handle to see if it will turn.”

So there we have it. Words of wisdom, those.

[Tweet “When the door is closed, be brave, walk up to it and turn the handle to see if it’s unlocked.”]

I don’t know what’s going on in your life this week. Maybe you’re faced with many open doors. Maybe they all seem closed. Or maybe you are the door, and God is asking you to allow His love to walk through you.

Add your own five minutes of free writing on the prompt DOOR by clicking the blue linky button below, then visit the person who linked up before you and leave some encouragement in the comments!

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