Joyfull Living

Happy Friday! Today I am participating in Five Minute Friday, a writing exercise where a word prompt is given, followed by five minutes of sharing your thoughts on the word. This week the word is DRIVE. As a mom to three sons, the word DRIVE at first evoked fear in my heart. Becoming of age to drive for a teenager is a marker and vivid reminder that a young boy is well on his way to becoming a man. Being able to drive opens up a whole new realm of freedom, responsibility and risk.  In our state, teenagers must first receive a 'restricted license' which means all driving must be with an adult present and only during certain hours. After a year of following these guidelines, you are eligible for a regular drivers license. When our first son received his restricted license, my husband easily embraced the opportunity to give him driving experience and let him drive our family around. I usually sat nervously in the back seat, thinking if we wrecked due to inexperience, it would w...

  Happy Friday! I am participating in Five Minute Friday which is a fast, fun opportunity to strengthen my writing skills. A word prompt is given and you are encouraged to write for five minutes on a specific topic. Today's word is STRONG.   Strong is a powerful word to speak, but is much harder to put action into. The journey to strong usually begins with weakness - an area that needs improvement or to be strengthened. Becoming stronger can be a process or a journey, often filled with challenges that in the end, make us better.  Recently, my husband and I took a quick trip to the Georgia mountains. 2 of our sons are currently in Georgia, so we enjoyed a visit with them and then headed for a quick empty nest trip to the mountains.  One of our favorite things to do is to take walks on the mountain trails. There is something so calming about the mountain air, leaves and streams. We took off on a trail that would lead to a waterfall. There was only one sign at the begi...