On Fridays around here we stop, drop and write for five minutes straight.
No editing, no back-tracking, no pauses. Just words. This week, let’s focus on friendship.
Start:
We sit curled up on the couch for not nearly enough hours talking kids, love, faith, family and words. So many words. Between us we’ve got so much to say that we’re tripping over each others’ sentences, filling in the pauses for breath with our take on what the other has just shared. We bubble over with the joy of sharing and equally of being heard.
It’s like soul food.
Served hot and steaming from a sister who knows how to nourish, these are the kind of words that are good for the body and satisfying for the soul. I savor them. I let them roll around on my tongue, in my gut.
The clock ticks; kids run in and out. I rotate movies for them, ferry pretzels and water bottles back and forth – whatever it takes to postpone every delicious second of this sacred afternoon. The shadows lengthen and the warmth drains away from the room, but still we talk. We talk until it’s time for dinner and I feel just like the kid who got to eat dessert first.
Stop!
OK, it’s your turn – whaddayagot?
{Oh and those adorable cards up there in the photo? They’re from DaySpring. And I plan to give a set to one brave five minute artist today!}
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oh, this is glorious! I can’t wait to blog about this later this morning … and on my entry back in to social media. how great. Bless you, LJ!!!
Looking forward to it Nate!
Can I come?! That sounds like so much fun. :)
I cannot believe you wrote that in 5 minutes!!! completely amazing! you are gifted…in many ways!
Blessings, friend!
Really and truly beautiful. I love friendship like that. Love it!
Aw…I wanna be a gypsy! Love your writing style. Hope to visit again soon…
I loved reading that with your accent chiming in my head. :) I may have to start this little tradition with you on Fridays… is there any way we could set the next week’s topic on the Friday before? Only because i have readers who get nervous about me if i don’t post at 12:01 am :)
I look forward to five minute Fridays every week!
I love reading your blog!