Focus Upward

Where is your "place"?

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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The prompt on Five Minute Friday is PLACE - GO! 

“You're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So... get on your way!” 
― Dr. SeussOh, The Places You'll Go!

I love this storybook by Dr. Suess. It's filled with hope. I haven't moved much in my life, my parents still live in . . .

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August 13, 2017

Try

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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This week's prompt is "Try". GO 

Try means to strive. As a type A personality and a person who has tendencies towards perfectionism, I don't think I could be accused of not trying. I have always wanted to do my best in everything. School work came easily and I also like to please others. 

Have you ever . . .

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August 04, 2017

Inspire

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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This week's prompt is: Inspire - GO! 

So, last week's prompt was "collect" and I couldn't think of anything, that word was not "inspiring" me to write, so I took a week off. This week at work I spoke with one of our volunteers and she shared that she was going to a Vintage Christmas Collectors Convention. I never . . .

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July 29, 2017

Comfort

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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The prompt for this week is "comfort".  As I sat throughout the day thinking and pondering, many thoughts came to my mind. Comfort food - soup, chocolate, anything bready or starchy.  What is your favorite comfort food? Being comfortable - in our own skin, in our homes, putting on comfy clothes after a long . . .

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July 15, 2017

Play

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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This week's post is "play". It reminds me when I played library with my friend, many, many years ago. I also remember taking my daughters to play dates when they were little. It gave them time with their friends and some adult time for me. 

However precious those memories are...I find myself not playing as much as I've gotten . . .

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July 08, 2017

Blessing

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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"Blessing", when I first saw this word, the old hymn, "Count Your Blessings" by John Oatman, immediately came to my mind.

Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God has done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done.

My list would . . .

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July 02, 2017

Steady

A Five Minute Friday Challenge

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This week's Five Minute Friday Challenge prompt was "steady". Go!

Steady...2 verses came to mind as I prayed about what to write this week. 

Psalm 18:36 (NLT) "You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

I also like the CEB (Common English Bible) version: "You’ve let me walk fast and . . .

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June 23, 2017

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