Share your Inspiring Moments today, so viewers can enjoy a quiet moment of serenity, an uplifting break in their busy day.
A Gunshot-Wound Survivor’s Fears for Gabrielle Giffords
Written on April 8, 2011
“All that hits you in the middle of the night,” he said. “Why was I there? Should I have waited five more minutes before I went out that door?”
Happy First Birthday to FMMW!
Written on March 25, 2011
It was with a great deal of excitement and pride that we launched the Five More Minutes With website last year on March 26, and it has been an exciting and ultimately gratifying ride ever since.
Appreciating the Important People in Our Lives
Written on March 21, 2011
What I do helps me know that I have told loved ones of my appreciation for them before they pass away.
The Crows Return
Written on March 4, 2011
Last spring, along about this time, I wrote a post and uploaded several photos, of a couple of crows that enjoyed spending time on our balcony in downtown Seattle.
Chasing Rainbows Throughout California
Written on February 25, 2011
Rainbows were much on my mind by the time we arrived in San Francisco for the final three days of our trip
Not an Orphan Now
Written on February 18, 2011
“After my mother died, my brother told me, ‘You’re an orphan now.’
Enter the Clouds
Written on January 21, 2011
One of the joys of editing Five More Minutes With is meeting like-minded people with similar interests–interests such as shooting photographs of clouds. . .
The Power of Ritual
Written on January 13, 2011
Do you take the time to pause, notice, and offer respect for each activity you do? For each person you meet? Do you honor and appreciate your own thoughts?
Eat, Love, Pray in the New Year
Written on January 6, 2011
A column by Kathleen Parker, a syndicated columnist at The Washington Post, urges us to “Eat, Pray, Love. Sort of. Call it EPL 2.0: Eat less, pray in private, love because. . .what’s the alternative?”



















































