by Lisa-Jo | Jun 11, 2012 | The hard good stuff
Beauty. It’s a hard word to swallow in this over-thin, over-weight, over-critical culture. My daughter is one year old. I want to imprint beauty into the wet cement of her soul. I want her to see herself through beauty’s eyes. Inside and out. Do you? Do...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 8, 2012 | Five Minute Friday, Motherhood, Rabid fear of parenting, Raising Boys
Fridays are for writing for five minutes. Only five minutes. Stream-of-consciousness style. Like you did when you were in 9th grade. Write and see what comes out. There’s no right or wrong. Got 5 minutes? Come and spend them writing <—click to tweet...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 6, 2012 | (in)courage, Cheering for you, Faith, Girlfriends
The last time I really dressed up to impress a man was probably a decade ago when Peter and I were still in the do-you-notice-me-not-noticing-you-noticing-me phase. The last time I dressed up to impress another woman was yesterday morning when I painstakingly...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 3, 2012 | Blogging, Books you should read
That gorgeous, lazy, hazy, read-till-the-last-light-fades feeling of summer is upon us. It inspired me back to my book shelves where all my friends live. The ones who have made the journey with us every time we’ve moved. Which has been quite a lot. And no...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 1, 2012 | Five Minute Friday
So, here’s the skinny: I’ve 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. No...
