five minute friday :: rise
Welcome to a brand new week of Five Minute Friday! I'm so happy you're here. Really. YOU are the reason this link-up community is so amazing! Thank you for stopping by, reading, linking up, and leaving comments. I'm so grateful for you! For more about what Five Minute Friday is all about, click here. This week's prompt is: GO. The winds of change, they are a'blowin'. Not in this space, thankfully, but out there -- the branches sway. The leaves barely grew back and they're flying off again, flailing in protest as they fall to the ground. They want to stay on the tree. A...
five minute friday :: follow
Happy weekend, everyone! So thrilled to have you here with us. If you're new in these parts, feel free to click over here to read what Five Minute Friday is all about. We'd love to have you play along! We also have a Twitter party every Thursday evening at #fmfparty from about 8:30pm EST until the prompt goes live at 10pm EST. If you haven't popped in before, please come along and join us next week! It's such a warm and wonderful community that gathers there. If you haven't heard, there are only 17 spots left for the upcoming Five Minute Friday Retreat! We've been gradually...
our children can soar :: how a children’s book challenged me
During a visit to our local library in February, I found a display in the children's section highlighting books in honor of Black History Month. One book in particular caught my eye. It's called Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change, by Michelle Cook. The book is simple in its message, yet packed with power. In very few words, the author names well-known, influential figures who made a difference in the world, and traces the impact they had on future generations. Our Children Can Soar features George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Hattie...
five minute friday :: meet {plus more retreat news & a video!}
Happy weekend, everyone! Thrilled to have you back for another round of Five Minute Friday -- the online community that matches no other! This week we are so very excited to announce that we have a NEW SPONSOR for the upcoming Five Minute Friday Retreat! The fabulous Fistbump Media has come on board to partner with us to make our weekend in August even more amazing! Join us in welcoming the Fistbump team! Let's show our appreciation by sharing this tweet, hey? [Tweet "Thank you, @FistbumpMedia, for sponsoring the Five Minute Friday Retreat!"] Not only are they...
Nobody’s Cuter than You :: The Beauty of Friendship
The other day, I made it to Panera by 8:19 in the morning, thoroughly impressed with myself for getting there so early and determined to have a productive day of writing without distraction. I settled into a booth facing the window and opened my laptop as two ladies sat down at a nearby table. Moments later, two more ladies arrived and excited greetings were exchanged all around. Compliments flew about hair and attire, and one woman commended another for choosing oatmeal over her giant muffin. This scene could have been described in Melanie Shankle’s new book, Nobody's Cuter than You: A...
five minute friday :: door
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...
when you’re in the middle of grief {a guest post}
I'm honored to welcome Joy B. Rudolph to the blog today, with a guest post on grief. I asked her to share her experience after reading part of her story on her blog. This post is in conjunction with the release of my e-book, Letters to Grief, which is available on Amazon for just $0.99. Please join me in welcoming Joy, and maybe even take a moment to thank her for sharing by leaving a comment at the end of the post? Thanks for reading, and thank you, Joy, for blessing us with your honest words today! *** “I feel like God is a big jerk who gets pleasure from taking things from me.”...
five minute friday :: hide {plus a new video *and* the top ten reasons you should come to the fmf retreat}
Welcome to a brand new round of Five Minute Friday! If you're new in these parts, click here to read all about the crazy fun we have each week together. And in case you've been MIA for a while, you may not know that REGISTRATION FOR THE FMF RETREAT IS NOW OPEN!! Here are the Top Ten Reasons You Should Come to the Retreat (including BRAND NEW DETAILS YOU HAVEN'T HEARD BEFORE, in no particular order): [Tweet "Top Ten Reasons You Should Come to the Five Minute Friday Retreat"] 10. You're female (sorry to the men!), you love Five Minute Friday, and you need a...
the secret to changing the world :: a review of dragons and dirt
You may not know it yet, but you are fighting dragons. Every day. And you might not realize it yet, but your heart has dirt. Lots of it. So does mine. In her book, Dragons and Dirt: The truth about changing the world - and the courage it requires, author Dalene Reyburn sheds light on the dragons that we fight each day of our lives, and the dirt that needs to be scrubbed clean from our hearts. Why? So we can get on with the all-important work of changing the world. Sound dramatic? It is. Be careful. This book will make you think. It pulls out all the stops and tells it like it is. Dragons...
five minute friday :: tomorrow {and … retreat registration is now open!}
Today's the day! Tickets for the Five Minute Friday Retreat are NOW ON SALE!! FYI, the tickets are selling like hotcakes, so act fast! As of 9:41pm this evening (Thursday), there are only 17 spots left! Click this handy blue button to head over to the registration page: For more info about the retreat, click here. [Tweet "Get your ticket to the Five Minute Friday Retreat here: fmfretreat.eventzilla.net/"] And in case you missed it last week, we're thrilled to welcome ViBella Jewelry as our FMF Retreat Sponsor! If you didn't do so already, won't you join us in thanking ViBella by...
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