Tag Archives: love

My Greatest Christmas Gifts

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Joe Owens

NOTE: This is a repost of my Christmas post from last year, but many of the things still resonate true 1 year later. I can remember the feeling of anticipation I had as a child, waiting for Christmas Day to … Continue reading →

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50 States of Pray – Calling ALL Who Pray

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Joe Owens

Last April I came across a great opportunity to interact with about 2,000 other bloggers in an event called the April A-Z Blog Challenge started a couple of years ago by a Los Angeles based blogger by the name of … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Ninety – Grasp

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Joe Owens

Monday morning at 10 AM we get another prompt from Trifecta. You don’t know who Trifecta is? It is a group that provides two prompts each week, on Monday and Friday for your fiction writing pleasure. The Monday prompt is … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Eighty-Nine – Weak

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Joe Owens

Here we go again, another Trifecta prompt. The prompt that allows you a robust 333 words to examine a usually rare meaning of a word that otherwise lives a modest lifestyle within our daily lexicon. We have had many run-of-the-mill … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Eighty-Eight and my 300th post

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Joe Owens

Monday, the first day of the week. Since it is summer where I live Monday is not the kind of day you want to see on the calendar, because it means returning to work. So what could assuage the anxiety … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Eighty-Seven

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Joe Owens

It is Monday and that is when our friends with Trifecta announce the first of their two weekly word prompts. The answer, as always is the third definition from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary and is intended to stretch our … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Eighty-Six – Crack

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Joe Owens

It is Monday and that is when our friends with Trifecta announce the first of their two weekly word prompts. The answer, as always is the third definition from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary and is intended to stretch our … Continue reading →

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Trifecta-Week Eighty-Five -Fly

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Joe Owens

It is Monday and that is when our friends with Trifecta announce the first of their two weekly word prompts. The answer, as always is the third definition from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary and is intended to stretch our … Continue reading →

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Trifecta – Week 81- Cassie’s Light of Hope

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Joe Owens

A new week and a new word challenge. The good folks at the Trifecta Writing Challenge have  dropped us another challenge based on the third level definition of a word from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. Sounds simple huh? well it … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Happy Happy Joy Joy

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Joe Owens

We cry for lots of reasons: sadness, pain, fear . . . and happiness. When was the last time you shed tears of joy? I am blessed to have two children who are part of the high school marching band … Continue reading →

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Daily Prompt: Buffalo Nickel

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Joe Owens

Dig through your couch cushions, your purse, or the floor of your car and look at the year printed on the first coin you find. What were you doing that year? So the coin I found is from the year 1995. That … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Orchids I Gave to My Wife

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Joe Owens

These are pictures of the orchids I gave my wife on Valentine’s Day. I used to give her roses, but their shelf life is so short that they are gone within two weeks. The orchids will continue to bloom if … Continue reading →

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2012 Belize Trip – Speaking a Common Language

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Joe Owens

I remember with fondness the morning our pastor announced the mission trip to Belize that I was blessed to join. While I cannot exactly recall the date, I know it was mid summer, some six months prior to departure. Feeling this was an answer … Continue reading →

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Grasping The Blessing and The Presence

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Joe Owens

Last week I shared a post here about an important question each of us should ask as we inventory our walk with God. It came from a weekly bible study meeting at my church.  The question was very simple: “Do … Continue reading →

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The Blessing and The Presence

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Joe Owens

Two weeks ago I attended a Wednesday night bible study at my church and a question appeared on the screen my pastor uses to display the study information he prepares for us on his laptop. The question was very simple: … Continue reading →

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