Hello, sweet friends. It's been a week, hey? I'm so glad you're here, and I pray that you'll find this as a space to decompress, take a deep breath, and be refreshed. To kick us off, we're here in our second week of Giveaway Month at Five Minute Friday!     This week's giveaway is generously sponsored by Fistbump Media, an awesome company that offers a number of cool services for writers and bloggers, including website hosting and self-publishing support!     Enter to win the 30 Days to Self Publishing Course from Fistbump Media below!   [Tweet "Enter to win a...

Welcome to the first Five Minute Friday post of November 2016! How's everyone doing? Gearing up for the holidays? Raking tons of leaves? Still desperately clinging to the last fraying strands of warm-ish weather? Since November is traditionally known as a month of gratitude, I thought it would be an appropriate time to remind you all just how grateful I am for each and every one of you! So, in a demonstration of my gratitude for the one-of-a-kind community called Five Minute Friday, I'll be hosting a giveaway here every week during the month of November!     [Tweet "It's...

Hello, dear Five Minute Friday friends! It's such a delight to have you here for this final edition of FMF for October 2016! If you've been participating in Write 31 Days or 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, the end is in sight! And well done! That's a HUGE accomplishment.   This week, it's my great privilege to welcome Asheritah Ciuciu from OneThingAlone.com as a special guest! Asheritah is part of the Five Minute Friday family, and her first book is releasing on January 3, 2017! How fun is that?! It's called Full: Food, Jesus, and the Battle for Satisfaction. Sounds amazing,...

Welcome to Five Minute Friday! This month we're joining the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Challenge -- if you haven't checked it out yet, click over to read some great writing! This week's prompt is:       Okay, you know the drill. Set a timer for five minutes, and let's write! GO.   My kids and I went to the park with some friends one sunny afternoon. The mom and I chatted away while the kids chased each other around the playground, playing tag and hide and seek and all manner of goodness. Then my oldest boy came up to me and said, "Mom, will you get Sam's mom's...

Hello, dear Five Minute Friday writers! You are the bright spot in my week ... If you're new to Five Minute Friday, you can learn more about this amazing community right over here! We'd love to have you join us! We also have a Facebook page if you'd like to pop in over there as well! Subscribe here to get the prompts delivered to your inbox every Friday morning. For those of you doing Write 31 Days, the rest of us are cheering wildly from the sidelines! You're nearly halfway done! Bravo! This week's Five Minute Friday prompt was chosen in conjunction with the 31 Days of Five Minute Free...

Happy weekend, friends! I hope you've had a great week! Raise your hand if you got your Five Minute Friday book in the mail! I hope you love it! If you have received and read the book, would you pretty please leave a review for us on Amazon? We'll love you forever (okay ... we'll love you forever whether you leave a review or not, but you get the idea, right?) ... Before we get to the Five Minute Friday prompt for this week, I have to tell you about the most amazing experience I had today. I got to visit one of my all-time favorite authors, Lynn Austin, in her home! I spent an hour and a...

Have you heard?! The Five Minute Friday BOOK is officially available! Can you even believe it? I'm still riding the wave of excitement since it released on Monday.   It's been so much fun to revel in the joy with so many of you as you've shared the news with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and your blogs. Thank you for helping us to spread the word! As I mentioned on Monday, all proceeds from the book are going to two different ministries in South Africa! So when you make a purchase, not only are you getting a beautiful collection of writing from more than 100 different writers,...