by mgeisen | Aug 20, 2015 | spirituality
And so – we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out – no editing, no polishing – just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do!...
by mgeisen | Aug 18, 2015 | spirituality
I love to read! I am very fond of cracking open a book and reading words that I feel were written just for me. Emily P. Freeman’s new book, Simply Tuesday Small – Moment Living in a Fast – Moving World, is that kind of book. She takes a long look at...
by mgeisen | Aug 12, 2015 | spirituality
We planned, we prepared, we prayed and then we gathered for the FMF (Five Minute Friday) Retreat. A brave gathering of seventeen women plus two day guests talked, wrote, listened, ate and slept in a house by a lake in Tennessee. Every moment was ordained by God as He...
by mgeisen | Aug 10, 2015 | spirituality
If you saw a snapshot of my childhood, you would see four brothers surrounding me as well as all the neighborhood kids. Summers were slow and easy days running through the sprinkler, playing kick the can and as soon as dusk hit, we played a favorite game called...
by mgeisen | Aug 8, 2015 | spirituality
In a hurting world of brokenness and uncertainty, it is time to give praise. In our day to day lives when order quickly turns to chaos, it is time to give praise. When a look at our life and that of others appears pretty on the outside but crumbling on the inside, it...
by mgeisen | Aug 6, 2015 | spirituality
And so – we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out – no editing, no polishing – just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do!...
by mgeisen | Aug 4, 2015 | spirituality
I sit still, in a state of waking up, letting the quiet envelop me as my day begins. My mind honors the stillness for several minutes before it veers off in other directions as the everyday creeps in to steal the quiet. A fight ensues in my mind as I crave peace and...
by mgeisen | Aug 3, 2015 | spirituality
I am excited to share with you today about the Grand Opening of Studio JRU. This beautiful online store houses the work of Jennifer Ueckert. Jennifer creates art using mixed media and often uses Bible verses in her work to show how God is working through her. Here is...
by mgeisen | Jul 30, 2015 | spirituality
And so – we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out – no editing, no polishing – just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do!...
by mgeisen | Jul 28, 2015 | spirituality
Take a minute and think of those closed off places that are yours and yours only. Places that are tucked away and left in the dark with the hopes that they are forgotten. A piece of your past that has a way of haunting your feelings when left alone to fester in that...