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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 27, 2012 | Daughters, Family, Five Minute Friday
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we want to, not because we have to. We write for fun, for joy, for discovery. We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 24, 2012 | Blogging, Callings
We might worry quite a bit about being small. We might worry that our words unfurl and flutter away from our small corner of the night into the vast cosmos of the Internet. We might tilt our heads and look way, way back at the stars twinkling from so high and think,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 23, 2012 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys
My first born, he’s just like me. Starts the day out with a gold ribbon ceremony for showing honor, courage, responsibility at school and all he can think about is the reprimand that ended his school day. All praise clouded out by a finger shaken in his direction. His...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 20, 2012 | Five Minute Friday
On Fridays around these parts we stop, drop, and write. For fun, for love of the sound of words, for play, for delight, for joy and celebration at the art of communication. For only five short, bold, beautiful minutes. Unscripted and unedited. We just write without...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 18, 2012 | Callings, Inbetween, Motherhood, Raising Boys
She breathes through her nose when she’s having a strong emotion. Short, sharp exclamation points that punctuate her just ten months of life. Her brother yells, “Wa-hoo!” with accompanying right-hand fist pump when a surprise unfolds, there’s ice cream in a cone for...
