SOC Sunday: I Just Don’t Want To

Today’s Writing Prompt: What are the things in your life right now that you just don’t want to do? I don’t want to walk the dog three times a day. Sometimes I wish I could just open the door and say, “Go handle your business, Kid.” I know the fresh air and exercise is good for both of us, and …

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Five Minute Friday | Loud

Go Have you ever noticed how hard it is not to smile when someone is having a good, hearty laugh? Your lips will automatically curl right up into a smile and you can’t stop them.  Even when you don’t think it’s funny, you smile anyway.  If the laughter goes on long enough you’ll laugh too. Love could learn a few …

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Five Minute Friday | Empty

Five Minute Friday writing prompt is courtesy of Lisa-Jo Five Minutes | No Editing | Writing Prompt: Empty Empty is a process. It’s a progression from empty to full then emptied again only to be filled again. Daily, I must empty, in order to be filled. The half full, half empty optimist, pessimist analogy is true according to the world’s …

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Five Minute Friday |Ache

5 Minutes| No Editing| Writing Prompt: Ache Go I have come to understand a few more things lately. I believe that’s a good thing. After all, the Bible does say, “In all thy getting, get understanding.” Forgiveness is the thing I understand, today. You see it’s rather easy for me to forgive you, her, him and them. When it comes …

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Balancing Act

NaBloPoMo Nov 7 Prompt: Making family time is important. How do you balance your children, relationship and work life? I can answer that question in two words: Just Barely. Since this is a prompt for today’s post. I suppose two words and a picture just wouldn’t do. I’ve never really given it a lot of thought. I step out on faith …

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Pen Or Computer?

NaBloPoMo  Writing Prompt: Day 4| When you are writing, do you prefer to use a pen or a computer?   This was an easy choice. In my world, the pen is queen! I’ve been filling notebooks with thoughts, plans, dreams and revelations since my preteen years. I’ve recently come to realize that I was actually journaling long before I knew …

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Where I’m From

  I am from bell bottomed jeans and Neru jackets, from Kool Aid if you finish your dinner, and let’s get wet in the fire hydrant to beat the summer heat. I am from the house on the corner with the large porch and pretty girls, whose brothers thought they were lovers and rhythm and blues blasted non-stop from the …

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