Have you met Lisa-Jo Baker? If not, then you should. On Fridays she hosts a community called 5 minute Friday. She gives a word prompt and a bunch of people join in and write…for 5 minutes without editing. No back tracking, no re-writing, no AGONIZING over ever word and phrase. Just write. Link up and the most important thing…you have to comment on at least a couple of the post the link up just before you.
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this weeks word: QUIET
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QUIET…the first morning I woke up after Hurricane Sandy roared up the east coast I was surprised at how quiet it was.
I had no power. There was no refrigerator running, no coffee pot perking, no news on the radio or TV. It was a quiet like I don’t hear too often.
I wrote in my journal…”eerily quiet.”
I am thankful that I only lost power for a while. I didn’t lose my home or my family.
My pictures.
Or my car.
Or my livelihood. Just power. That is all I lost. And I only lost that for 18 hours.
QUIET…what a blessing.
A chance to be still. To think about how much I take for granted flipping a light switch.
How much I take for granted making coffee. Having ice. Or a glass of cold milk right out of the fridge.
QUIET…a blessing especially when there is no noise.
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Lord, I pray for those still without power, those without shelter and those still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. And I pray for those people in this world who live without power, water and shelter all the time….everyday.
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