Five Minute Fridays | My Concrete Dove

How My Son’s Simple Act of Love Reminded Me of God’s Great Love

by myconcretedove | Aug 6, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Family, Five Minute Fridays, Joyful Living, Prayer, Reach

Let’s take a look at how a walk in the park with my son reminded me of God’s great love. After each paragraph, I’ve added short bible verses to call attention to how His word provides comfort in so many life situations. Here we go. A few weeks ago,...

Fear of Rejection Makes Life Feel Out of Order

by myconcretedove | Jul 23, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Five Minute Fridays, Reach

Ever feel like your life is out of order? For example, I stopped going to church in March of 2020 and haven’t returned to in-person services yet. That’s not typical for me, and church has been in-person for months now. So why am I still watching online (and only...

Don’t Lose Focus On the Most Important Thing

by myconcretedove | Jun 11, 2021 | Five Minute Fridays, Prayer, Serve

Today I’m posting for the Five Minute Friday linkup. Visit or join the linkup here. FMF is a writing community gathering every Friday for a 5-minute free-write to a one-word writing prompt. Today’s prompt is DISAGREE. Five minutes starts now –...

Savor the Moments Because They May Be Precious and Few

by myconcretedove | Mar 26, 2021 | Christian, Confessions of a Caregiver, Five Minute Fridays

Savor the moment. Stop and smell the roses. Enjoy life. Smell the coffee. And this great quote from American philosopher and writer Dallas Willard, “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” Click here to read more about eliminating hurry. These sayings came about...

Joyology 101: Be Observant – Find Sweet Things that Bring You Joy Every Day

by myconcretedove | Feb 19, 2021 | #Write28Days, Christian, Five Minute Fridays, Joyful Living

Have you started hearing the birds chirping again? I first noticed last week. Then yesterday morning, as I got out of my car, I noticed them again. The chirping seemed louder, like there were more of them this time. You might not experience this return of birds...

Choose a FRESH START Mindset Until it becomes Part of Who Your Are

by myconcretedove | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog, Christian, Five Minute Fridays

Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:23⁠ ⁠ A fresh start every morning! That’s what we get to do every morning. This is a wonderful gift. We have the ability to choose to start fresh. It is a mindset to choose new,...