La Vie de Miccah Marie
my thoughts on life, love, faith, and motherhood
Category: Five Minute Friday
Once This, Then That
Once I turn 16, I can drive. Once I graduate, I’ll move to where I want to live. Once I have a real job, I can buy a house. Once my acne clears up, I’ll wear expensive makeup. Once I meet the right guy,… Continue Reading “Once This, Then That”
mouthpiece design
These words swirling and floating through my mind like leaves caught up in a gale must escape me. They must be wrestled and pinned down before they can leave my mind to rest. The pen in my hand my weapon the paper journal pages… Continue Reading “mouthpiece design”
Jesus wept, a Fresh retelling
Today before I put my girls down for a nap, we settled in to the oversized upholstered rocker in my youngest’s room. Me in the middle, with my 4 year old on my left and my 2 year old on my right, the Illustrated… Continue Reading “Jesus wept, a Fresh retelling”
Mama’s alone time (FMF post)
Since the start of the pandemic, my little girls, aged 2 and 4 have been at home with me. Every. Day. Some days are great fun, especially if they have “good listening” days and we can get some homeschool in, which is me coming… Continue Reading “Mama’s alone time (FMF post)”
Holy vs. Earthly endings
This post was written for Five Minute Friday, a group of encouraging writers, with this week’s word: CONCLUDE. Written in five minutes, with no real editing or proofing. If you’d like to read other writers’ posts on the same word, click HERE. I remember… Continue Reading “Holy vs. Earthly endings”
Life beyond this brief stage (an FMF post)
This week’s Five Minute Friday post is based on the word BEYOND. If you’d like to read some other posts written by other writers, visit here. There are so many times I think back to my past and wince. Either from painful memories of… Continue Reading “Life beyond this brief stage (an FMF post)”
FMF: Grief ON earth
This was a 5 minute free-write based on the word GRIEF, from Five Minute Friday, a writing community. If you’d like to read others’ work, click here The memory of pain The memory of love Twists hearts and wrings out tears Loved ones lost… Continue Reading “FMF: Grief ON earth”
Is there a REWARD for this?
This time of year, grocery stores sell mini Cadbury eggs. They’re little chocolate egg shaped treats with a crunchy candy shell in pastel colors, and my husband and I find them irresistible. Our oldest daughter, Noelle, loves them too, so my husband lately has… Continue Reading “Is there a REWARD for this?”
Five Minute Friday: Home SEARCH
My husband and I decided that we wanted to buy a second home in the mountains of North Carolina. We met while we both lived in Denver, and we were doing a bike ride fund raiser in the mountains. We got married in the… Continue Reading “Five Minute Friday: Home SEARCH”
Five Minute Friday: Living ONE Moment at a Time
Today’s Five Minute Friday prompt is the word, ONE. You can link up or read other writers’ thoughts on this word here. A few days ago, I went in to my oldest daughter Noelle’s bedroom to get her out of bed. When I held… Continue Reading “Five Minute Friday: Living ONE Moment at a Time”
The MOPS blog article I wrote entitled Love Times Two
The Laughing Gateau
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