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Five Minute Friday

2/10/2017

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   It's a week of firsts for me here on Bushel & A Peck!

   On Monday I opened up my first ever giveaway (go there quickly and enter if you haven't already!), and today I'm trying out something I've been meaning to do for OVER A YEAR!!!! Seriously, this is how long it's taken me to actually do this thing called "Five Minute Friday" that is hosted by a woman named Kate Motaung from Heading Home. 

    It started with another woman, Lisa-Jo Baker, who passed the torch to Kate in 2014. Both Lisa-Jo and Kate are honest, real women. Get digging around their blogs to see what I mean! 

    Anyway, "Five Minute Friday"  is a weekly event that encourages anyone to write for 5 minutes (no cheating!) about whatever the prompt is. 

    I've enjoyed reading many, many of the writings from bloggers around the world (and people who write their 5 minutes worth into the comments), and I kept wanting to try it....but then I kept forgetting. 

     Even though the link-up is open for the whole week (Friday to Thursday), I've always wanted to do it on a Friday! No real reason (except perhaps being slightly OCD.....?), but that really held me back because I would usually remember on any day but Friday! Haha, I know, I'm reading back now and seeing how crazy it is that I was so insistent on it being done on a Friday, but there you have it! 

      So, again, this is a 5 minute writing challenge, for no real reason except to push yourself to write what comes to mind, unfiltered, un-edited, and share with others! It's a welcome challenge when writing feels stale and forced. 

     I went to Kate's website this morning to see the prompt, opened a Word document, set my iPhone timer, and let it go (let it go! Don't hold back anymore! Crap, "Frozen" has ruined everything!) :)  

     So, here it is! My 5 minutes worth of writing!

Five Minute Friday: Safe

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      Ready...GO! 


       Living in an area that is considered “rural” (aka-the sticks!), I think about our safety a lot.
 
      We often have the power go out, we are a one vehicle family and if I need to pick up a child from school, I can’t because I am home all day without a vehicle! We have slippery stairs and woolen socks, we have a youngest daughter named Keziah who was properly nick-named “kez-aster” by one of her cousins! We have an outdoor wood stove that gets to 190 degrees and can be treacherous to fill, the list could go on and on!
 
       I could be gripped with fear everyday about what could happen. But instead, I turn to what I find safety in. My family. My husband, my 3 children, our 2 babies in heaven, and my God & faith.
 
     I am safe and loved. Within the walls of our beautiful century farmhouse is laughter, good meals, lots of sweets, hugs and kisses, prayers and crying, honesty and trust.
 
    Those things change in the quality and quantity on a day to day basis, but I know that there will always be some of it. Something there to call home, to feel safe. To belong.
 
     I want to create an atmosphere in our home of safety. Knowing that no matter what kind of day was had at school, work, or whatever, that we can meet up here, safe and loved and valued for who we are as individuals. Separate, but together. Created fearfully and wonderfully. Knit together in the womb, and brought together as a family.
 
     My home (where my heart is), my family, feels safe. 


      STOP!  :)  
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    Well, that's it! 

    I was going to share a recipe today too....except it's not ready, and if I don't post this right now, it just won't happen! 

    I've been finding it hard to carve out the time to blog recently (hence the lack of posts around here!), and that's part of why I want to participate in Five Minute Friday. It won't get me any new readers, it won't really become a Pinterest sensation, but, it will get me writing again for FUN! Just quick, don't-overthink-it, kind of writing, which is refreshing! 

    So, don't forget me over here in my corner of the internet, I'm still here! 

    Ok, let me show you something that is happening right now though, it's part of the reason I feel like I have no time these days! 

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   We've been converting our guest room into Caleb's new bedroom, so that his bedroom can become--well, I'll leave the reason why we're moving Caleb for another day. 

    But, his new room is small and funny shaped, and he is getting BIG (he's 5'6" now!), so he needed a bigger bed, and yadda yadda, planning planning, searching Pinterest, and finally we decided to build him a hanging loft bed! Then we decided to cover up the ugly pipe running up the corner of his room (we got  a new furnace put it, and heat runs going upstairs, which means ugly pipes everywhere now!!!) and build a bench around it...then we ripped out the flooring to see what was underneath! Oh, and I painted everything first! Long story short (or short story long...?) it's been quite the project, but I see light at the end of the tunnel! I think we should be done really soon, then I'll share the finished product! 

     Ok, that's all!

     We have a busy weekend ahead of us with friends coming over tonight for dinner, then tomorrow heading off to Kingston for a Valentines dance that I'll be singing at with The Lasalle Causeway Swing Band, then Sunday I'm teaching Sunday School while Adam plays piano for worship team, and then we're going to have lunch with some friends!!! Phew! 

    It'll be good! 

    Have a great weekend, whatever your plans! 

​     Peace out! 

         

4 Comments
Lesley link
2/10/2017 12:48:07 pm

Hi, I'm visiting from FMF- glad you joined us! It can be easy at times to get caught up in all the things that could go wrong but much better to focus on God and trust him for our safety. PS- I like your blog name and now I have the song going round in my head!

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Amy-Lyn
2/13/2017 07:53:35 am

Thanks Lesley! That reminder is one I think we need everyday (sometimes every hour!) :)

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Sandy
2/13/2017 01:33:08 pm

Yay, you are back. I was just telling Jon the other day that I sure miss reading Amy-Lyn's blog....his response was typical and he said, well just get her number and give her a call then you can catch up on what is happening and such.....oiy, clearly he doesn't understand how scary phone calls are to make haha. But seriously I really enjoy reading your blog as it is so open and honest. I am looking forward to seeing what Caleb's old room will become and how great his new room will look! And how is it possible he is already so tall...

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Amy-Lyn
2/15/2017 07:34:10 am

Aww, thanks Sandy! :) And Caleb growing up is border-line terrifying! He's a young man now for goodness sake! Ahhhhh! When did I suddenly become the Mom of a pre-teen?!?
Ok, mini meltdown over. :)
xoxo

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