by Lisa-Jo | Sep 12, 2011 | (in)courage, Blogging, Callings, Daughters, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Travel
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. ~Horatio G. Spafford My mom chose that hymn for her funeral. It was her prayer for those of us left...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 9, 2011 | (in)courage, Blogging, Five Minute Friday
There’s something wonderful about connecting here in a blog post. But there’s nothing like connecting in real life. Community born on line can take deep breaths of real life off line. I’ve been working on something with a team of wonderful folks who...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 10, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways
Take a deep breath. You made it. It’s Friday. Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s write in shades of real and brave and unscripted. Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat for pure unedited...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 7, 2011 | Blogging, Inbetween, Travel
Some days I’m ashamed of our house. {Sorry house} Other days I’m pretty sure our house is ashamed of me. The house and I? We have a love-hate relationship. Some days more hate than love. You see, it’s not really my house. I’m a renter. There, I said it. I’m a...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 3, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday
I like chocolate. I like words. And I never tell my chocolate what’s wrong with it, how it could have been improved, and how disappointed I am in it before I eat it. I. Just. Eat. It. That’s what we do around here on Fridays. We eat words. Straight up....
by Lisa-Jo | May 27, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
I have a new baby. A girl. And two boys. Life feels wild. Some days I worry about failing motherhood. But then I spend five minutes with you fine people and I remember. I remember how powerful the written word is. To encourage, to laugh, to cheer, to pray, to listen,...
