Hooray for long weekends, and double hooray for Five Minute Friday! A huge welcome to all, whether you're brand new to this gig, or a long-time veteran. We're so glad you're here! Learn more about Five Minute Friday here! I want to start by inviting you all to check out the Breathe Conference, happening October 7-8, 2016! It's a conference for writers, featuring Keynote Speaker James Scott Bell, as well as dozens of fabulous breakout sessions -- including one led by Ann Kroeker, co-author of On Being a Writer! Early bird pricing ends May 30th, so go ahead and register now!   [Tweet...

Welcome back to another round of Five Minute Friday! I just love being with you week after week -- your presence here is a real highlight for me! If you're new to Five Minute Friday, you can learn more about this fast-writing, free-flowing, faith-building community here. We gather every Thursday evening on Twitter at #fmfparty, and we have a Facebook page, too! This week, our prompt is:     [Tweet "Join us for Five Minute Friday as we write on the prompt, EXPECT! #amwriting"] Ready? GO. This past week in our Bible study group, we read this verse: " Above all, keep loving one...

Welcome to another round of Five Minute Friday! I’m so thrilled that you’re here – and huge props to Fistbump Media for making this week’s post possible! When my website decided to not let me in at the eleventh hour, my trusty web host stepped in to save the day by uploading this content and link-up. Everybody #fistbump Dan King over @FistbumpMedia, hey? Without him, we wouldn’t have had FMF this week, and I just don’t even want to think about what a tragedy that would be!   In other news, did you hear that our dear Katie Reid had her baby?     Praise God for a safe...

Hello everyone! Welcome to another round of Five Minute Friday! Such a treat to be with you all again. If you're new in these parts, go ahead and click over here to learn more about Five Minute Friday! This week's prompt is:     [Tweet "The Five Minute Friday prompt for this week is: MISS. Come join the fun! "]   Setting my timer for five minutes, and ... GO.   I wavered back and forth. To write a Mother's Day post or not to write, that was the question. I had the words mapped out in my head, but was it really worth drudging them all up to the screen? Would they really...

Wow, is it really the end of April already? How did I miss that? Anybody else feel cheated out of a whole month? 😉 In any case, I'm thrilled to have you with us for another week of Five Minute Friday -- the place where fingertips fly over keyboards, and encouragement is spread lavishly across screens and time zones. To learn more about the Five Minute Friday community and how it works, click here! Since we're about to flip the calendar page over to May, I want to share two special deals with you just in time for Mother's Day: First, have you heard that Lisa-Jo Baker's Surprised by...

Have I told you lately how much I adore this community? I really do. Thank you for making Five Minute Friday what it is -- so much more than just a weekly link-up. It's a welcome mat. A gathering space. A safety net spread out to catch those on the verge of falling through the cracks. An open door, with sunlight and fresh breeze streaming in. It would be none of those things without you. So, thank you. From the bottom of my heart. If you're new here, we are THRILLED to have you join us. Learn more about Five Minute Friday here, and let yourself be drawn in! This week's Five Minute Friday...

Happy weekend, everyone! Thanks for being here! If you're wondering what Five Minute Friday is all about, you can learn more here.   The Five Minute Friday prompt for this week is:      [Tweet "The Five Minute Friday prompt for this week is: EASY. Come #write with us!"]   Setting my timer, and ... GO.   Sometimes I exhale a loud sigh and find myself asking, "Why can't anything be easy?! Why does everything have to be so difficult?!" Of course, I know the answer. I know the origin of my frustration traces all the way back to the Garden of Eden, when the world fell...

Hooray! It's Five Minute Friday time! I have no idea where these days are going, but we're back again and I'm so glad you're here! If you're new in these parts, grab a cup of tea, put up your feet, and make yourself at home. Find out what's so amazing about Five Minute Friday by clicking here. Oh, and if you've contributed to the forthcoming Five Minute Friday book (which I really hope you did), Susan Shipe is still in need of ten more testimonials. Now, testimonials are not the same as posts. Briefly tell us what you love about FMF, how it has impacted your life and/or your writing, or...