31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes: A Faith Journey

 

This year, my faith journey of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes explores my here and now.

I started this journey on a very difficult day a month ago. It was the day my mother faced one of the most difficult challenges of her life: major surgery  on her brain.

Through 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, I will walk through that day and the weeks to come as my mother recovers in five minute snatches.

In fact, I wrote this piece just two hours before she reports to the hospital; not knowing the outcome of her surgery. This is raw and I will not change anything from this point on. You experience things as I experience them; reflections of a trying time in my life: September 2018 and beyond.

You see not only is my mother having surgery today (September 5); but my husband will also face surgery on (September 14).  His is not as critical as my mom; but with these two events looming, I face worries, regrets, and fears.

I am such a frail person. I am like David the Psalmist. I complain and cry and throw my fist up asking why.  I struggle and bleed my feelings on the screen.

I may face the ordeals with fear and look into the unknown with dread; but this is my faith walk this month.  I wish I could press publish now; but God wants me to hold and let my story unfold for you to read in the next 31 Days.

I hope you read each day and find faith for your journey too. I promise this will be a journey of love and discovery. I hope you will take it with me this year. My posts will go live each morning at 12:01.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Click each link below after it goes live to read the post

{Day 1 :: Story}

{Day 2 :: Afraid}

{Day 3 :: Believe}

{Day 4 :: Why}

FMF Link-up {Day 5} 

{Day 6 :: Belong}

{Day 7 :: Hope}

{Day 8 :: Comfort}

{Day 9 :: Inspire}

{Day 10 :: How}

{Day 11 :: Door}

{FMF Link-up :: Day 12 Praise}

{Day 13 :: Talk}

{Day 14 :: Ask}

{Day 15 :: When}

{Day 16 :: Pray}

{Day 17 :: Common}

{Day 18 :: Search} (Published November 8)

FMF Link-up {Day 19}

{Day 20 :: Audience} (Published November 12)

{Day 21 :: Start} (Published December 3)

{Day 22: Help}

{Day 23 :: Pause}

{Day 24 :: Brief}

{Day 25 :: Capture}

FMF Link-up {Day 26:: Moment}

{Day 27 :: Whole}

{Day 28 :: Song}

{Day 29 :: Together}

{Day 30 :: Voice}

{Day 31 :: Close}

 

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The 31 Days of Free Writes  has become an annual tradition inspired by the Write 31 Days challenge, which takes place every October.