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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 7, 2011 | Five Minute Friday
Believe it or not, I forgot today was Friday. I only remembered when my boys announced at 7am that it was pizza and a movie night. And then I thought about writing it while still in my jammies and with kids yelling for breakfast and baby yelling for milk, and I got...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 6, 2011 | Daughters, Motherhood
I’ve known you for six months now, but feel like I’ve been your friend forever. That’s one of the things that’s surprised me – how much I just flat out enjoy your company. How you laugh at everything and nothing. That little sigh you give when the gurgles die down....
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 5, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family
All the dishes get done even if all the laundry doesn’t. I wipe down that table top that wobbles on four legs that have been loosely unhinged ever since we had boys. Paper towel and hand smooth over the old paint splotches that won’t come off and the scratches that no...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 3, 2011 | Faith
I feel it in my hand. Gossamer fine, delicate thread. I hold it loosely to be sure I don’t snap it. I’m following it. Spiderweb-delicate strand, it leads me; it pulls me forward. Hand-over-hand I follow. Sometimes, in deep, dark black nights I can’t...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 30, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, Girlfriends
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...
