Five Minute Friday: Bare

I didn't intend to stay up until midnight! I had grand plans of going to bed by 10pm... but I was working on these character sketches for my Creative Writing class... and then I popped on twitter and got swept up in the fellowship and encouragement that is the #FMFParty... and before I knew it, it was 11:30 so I figured I'd just stick it out and see what I could come up with at midnight for five minutes on the prompt... (even though my brain doesn't work well this late at night!)

Five Minute Friday: Bare

The trees are bare, the air is bare, my soul is bare... I'm not a huge fan of the late fall, early winter, dry winter.  I sink into darkness, I miss the sunshine. My heart is bare. (and my mind is a little bare, too)

I've never been a huge fan of snow (funny, because I grew up near Buffalo, NY). and last winter, I didn't complain at all that it barely snowed twice all season long.

But this year, I'm ready for a good snow storm... like 2 or more feet of snow. Now that the kids can go out and play in the snow for hours on end, I'm ready.  Enough of these wimpy 3-4 inches of snow that are just a nuisance and disappear before you can really enjoy them.  Give me a snow that lasts for 2 weeks.

That's it. Then I will be ready for spring, for green and flowers, and buds and birds, and freshness all around.

and some sunshine that lasts all day and warms and fills this bare soul of mine.


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Are you bare? Will you share your 5 minutes on the prompt bare? ... or you can just leave me a one word sentence in the comments on bare... (I dare you)

Five Minute Friday --Wonder

I confess, my first attempt at Wonder took me 15 minutes, so I didn't feel I could post it here... maybe it will show up sometime in December when I'm trying to fill in my Fridays without Five Minute Friday... yep, that's right! This is the last Five Minute Friday of 2012. Lisa-Jo (and the rest of us) are taking December off (of 5MF, not blogging).

So what are you waiting for? Go, read Lisa-Jo's post and join in with your own 5 minutes ...

    on Wonder

I have no problem seeing God as Creator. Creator of me and the human body, Creator of those four adorable children He gave me. I'm amazed at the intricacies involved in the human body and how it all works together so perfectly.

I have no problem seeing God as Creator of the world, the planets, the universe. I stand amazed at the stars, the moon, the storms, the seasons.

I see God in Autumn. The falling leaves, the glowing sunsets, the bounty and the beauty of harvest.

I see God in Winter. The fresh fallen snow, the sparkling diamonds as the sun reflect off the snow. Even the stark contrast of bare trees against daily gray skies.

I see God in Spring. Fresh green buds, flowers sprouting up through leftover snow. Birds returning in full force. Shades of green everywhere.

I see God in Summer. Longer days, warm sun beating down, the joys of summer berries, and the variety in color.

Why is it, I wonder, do I have such a hard time basking in the wonder of Him as my Father with unconditional love, unending grace and mercy, and blessings above and beyond what I could ask or imagine?

I wonder