Five Minute Friday--Roots

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When I first think of roots, I think about pulling weeds in my yard.  Why is it that the roots of weeds grow so deep?  Pulling them up seems impossible.  They twist and snap as I tug and yank and pull with all my might.  The dirt flies everywhere.

My children have planted the same kind of roots in my heart.  Impossible to remove.  But my children are not weeds.  They are the sweetest, most tender flowers of my soul.  I'm thankful that roots are strong.  I'm thankful that the rich soil of life is there to nurture them.  To make them strong.  The basis of my family tree.  One that will branch out into eternity.

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Here's the scoop on Five Minute Friday from Lisa Jo herself:

We write for five minutes flat. All on the same prompt that I post here at 1 minute past midnight EST ever Friday. And we connect on Twitter with the hashtag#FiveMinuteFriday

No extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation.

Unscripted. Unedited. Real.

It started because I’d been thinking about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our words. And I figured, why not take 5 minutes and see what comes out: not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing.

So now on Fridays a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write without worrying if it’s just right gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes.