Hi everyone!
I know it’s only been a week, but I’ve missed you! Thanks for coming back for another round of Five Minute Friday!
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This week’s prompt is:
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Before we begin, I have a fun invitation for you!
It’s an opportunity to SHARE the favorite Five Minute Friday post that you’ve written in an book compiled by FMF community member Susan Shipe!
How cool is that?
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Here are some more details from Susan:
Do you have a favorite FMF word prompt? I believe we all do!
I am going to gather YOUR FAVORITES (one that YOU love and wrote) and put them into a book. I will be using CreateSpace, a 6×9 format. I would like a lot of them!
If you have an image you can share with it, please include – if not, I will create an image. Kate Motaung and I have discussed this and all is good!
If we sell any of the books on Amazon, all proceeds will go to a mission of Kate’s choice – as a thank you for being our faithful host and leader.
Please email your entry to hopehearthome<at>gmail<dot>com and put in the subject line RE: FMF BOOK
I can’t wait to see the result!
xo Susan @HopeHeartHome
Thank you, Susan, for suggesting and running with this fun project!
Now it’s time to write!
Ready? GO.
You wanna know what I love about this space? This glorious weekly gathering of brave bloggers? I love how God has knit us together into something far more than just online acquaintances.
I love that we can share in Andrew’s pain and suffering, even if it means easing his burden only a tad.
I love celebrating with Asheritah on news of her upcoming baby and book.
I love being able to pray for Jeanne after her knee surgery, and for Tara after her purse was stolen.
I love lifting up Mary as her 94-year-old dad prepares for a second surgery.
I love all of it, the hard and the happy. Because both are holy ground.
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We’re reaching out as an extension of our God, who graciously invites us to share in His sufferings and His glory.
Sometimes it’s scary, I know. Sometimes we’d much prefer to hide away and keep our troubles to ourselves, because who wants to burden someone else? Who wants to be exposed as weak and vulnerable?
Yet there’s an untold beauty in being upheld.
It’s a far greater blessing to share a story and be lifted up than to suffer or celebrate in silence.
So here’s to sharing.
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SHARE your own five minutes of free writing below! Then don’t forget to click the blog linked up before yours to share an encouraging comment!
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Made it, and the prompt fit the post. Wow!
It’s hard to share what is becoming an increasingly bad trip. but it’s necessary…because it’s too easy to despair, and only by pointing out the good can bleakness be avoided.
Didn’t say that well, but I think y’all get it?
I got it. 😉
You are a beautiful reminder to keep pointing out the good, Andrew. Praying for you this morning.
Love! I’m so thankful for how God has knitted this community together. And thanks for including my vans in your post. 🙂
I couldn’t agree more with you, Kate. The first time I attempted a FMF post, I was scared. I’d never linked up anywhere before, and I knew not a soul here. And yet, people shared of themselves with me. I’ve loved getting to know people in our special community. And I love doing a little bit of life with everyone here. Beautiful post, friend.
Thank you for opening up this space to allow us to share with one another. I had never really shared my writing before doing this and it is such an encouraging place to begin to do that. I have loved connecting with so many great people.
Kate, this is such a perfect post! Sharing here, 31-day write, blogging, the survivors group on FB – saved my life last year. I had plunged into a pit of despair but God used online community to pull me out!
I have grown to LOVE this community! I am so happy to share life with all of you!
A wonderful prompt! It is amazing how w can cross paths with one another and share our journeys so that we all benefit and grow. Good to join you!
PS – I love Susan’s idea too 🙂
Even though I haven’t committed to every Friday, I swing by to see and share what others have.
It is just a great way to get moving after a long week. And meeting new people is always fun!
Thanks for hosting!
I could have gone so many ways with this prompt. It was a good one. God used it to shape me, today. Thanks, Kate.
This community has definitely helped me to share more freely with less fear. To be a part of a continuously creative Christian writing community is huge. Thank you, Kate, for carrying the torch. For risking and sharing in our lives.