For five minutes flat. No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation.
Unscripted. Unedited. Real. All on the same prompt that I post here at 1 minute past midnight EST ever Friday.
Write and see what comes out. There’s no right or wrong.
It’s a #FiveMinuteFriday flash mob! <—click to tweet this!
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..
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OK, are you ready? Please give me your best five minutes on:
Path…
A path lies before our family. We can’t see it and we don’t know where it’s taking us. We trust the One who made the path and who prods us along on this journey.
We can only see what He chooses to reveal, sometimes it stretches out miles in front of us and other times we can only see to the next bend, the next few feet.
In the last year this path has brought us to trials that we would have never imagined. We have lost 2 precious children in 6 months, but our God carried us through and we learned lessons along the way. We have experienced despair, abandonment, betrayal and incredible heartache at the hands of those who shouldn’t inflict such deep wounds. We have had to learn forgiveness, grow thick skin and learn to walk away all while still loving…because no matter what we do or say we can’t make them see.
And now our path has brought us through the future unknown. The “what next” as we wonder where the path leads. At this point in our lives, we can’t see more than a few feet ahead. But out of obedience we continue to walk together, waiting, discovering and learning. We trust that when we look back at the winding twisted path, that it will indeed be straight, it has been carved especially for us by the hand of God who can see exactly where we’re going. Our job is to be obedient His gentle prompting…”Keep walking”
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
Beautiful and raw writing. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for writing this. Living for God is not for sissies, and I am so glad I clicked your link from The Gypsy Mamma. I so often long for perspective only to find I rebel against it. This was beautiful. My human side hates what you have had to experience. The little Christian in me sees that God is with you, and I love that you are holding on, white knuckled, refusing to let go.
Erin, I came over to your blog after you commented on my Five Minute Friday post. You have gone down very deep to bring out this description of the path you are on. My prayers are for you and your family to be patient with God’s leading down whatever path He has chosen for you. Remember, don’t bushwhack into the scrub too far! 🙂