by Lisa-Jo | May 20, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
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 | May 13, 2011 | Blogging, 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....
by Lisa-Jo | May 6, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Motherhood
My mom used to dance in the mornings. A happy, shameless jig in her PJs right there out in the driveway as my dad drove us off to school. She’d dance and wave and grin and I could feel the love well up from my toes to my nose. It spilled out of me – this...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 29, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways
On Fridays around these parts we have a little tradition. We throw caution (editing, revising, and worrying) to the winds and just write. Without wondering if it’s just right or not. For five minutes flat. You’re welcome to play along. The rules are easy. Write...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 27, 2011 | Blogging, Uncategorized
My day job? Besides changing diapers, shuttling kids around, and trying to keep up with my laundry – it’s this. This amazing, humbling opportunity to encourage women in their every day, every where lives. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. And if you...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 25, 2011 | Blogging, Faith, Motherhood
Motherhood is the sacred ground. And sometimes it’s not enough to just take off our shoes. Sometimes we lay face down in the dirt of our own endeavors and weep to the God who gave our children to us. The same God who also takes them away. It’s sacred when...