by Lisa-Jo | Mar 25, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Daughters, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways
I have a new baby. A girl. Six days old today. She smells delicious. So five minutes is about all I’ve got these days. Five minutes to just write, and not worry if it’s just right or not. Kind of like how the rest of my life is at the moment. Want to join...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 18, 2011 | Blogging, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways, Kids, Motherhood
This is the place where once a week we take the chance to just write, and not worry if it’s just right or not. For five minutes flat. Here’s how the game works: you simply stop, drop and write. Set your words free. Don’t edit them, don’t fret...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 4, 2011 | Blogging, Sweetstuff, Writing
Stop, drop, and write. That’s what we do for five minutes here on Fridays. No tweaking, no back-tracking, no self-editing. Just words. Lots of lovely words for a full five minutes. This week the prompt is:What’s the best mail you got recently – email, text, or...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 1, 2011 | Blogging, Callings
There’s something about being surrounded by women that feels a lot like coming home. {Sixteen of our (in)courage writers photographed by Amie from Wild Olive Tees} And for someone who lives on the see-saw of homesickness, that is a profoundly comforting thing....
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 21, 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 | Jan 17, 2011 | Blogging, Faith
The more I write about writing, about how blogging can make us feel small, and the more I read about writing, and the power of our words, the more I want to reach through this screen and just shake you. I want to grab you by both shoulders, look you in the eyes and...
