by Lisa-Jo | Apr 20, 2010 | Callings, Faith
I want to have the kind of faith that dances on a glass floor 103 feet up in the air. I want to, but often I am too worried to dance. I tip toe up to the edge of the ledge, lean over, look down and feel my stomach drop out the bottom of my toes. My fear and my faith...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 28, 2010 | Callings, Faith
You know that I work full time outside the home, right? I’ve whined shared about it here often enough. Last week it took me away from home and my boys for four full days. And four days in toddler time is basically an eternity. But after I got home, wrassled my boys,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 29, 2010 | Callings, Motherhood
Some days life comes at you in a fast, blurry, haze. You have to take a step back before it knocks you down. You adjust your focus and still can’t quite see things clearly. All you know for sure is that motherhood is a series of meals half eaten but never while...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 31, 2009 | A year of "no", Callings, Faith, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve been digging through some of my old baggage – sharing pieces of the year God told us a whole lot of “no” and not much else. My hope is that it might encourage you if you find yourself stuck in a place where your prayers seem to be bouncing...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 5, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Family, Motherhood
Looking for some good new reads? Once a month there is a newspaper post put out called The Saturday Evening Blog Post. This is where bloggers gather on the first Saturday of each month to share their latest and greatest blog posts. I linked up. You should too....
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 4, 2009 | Callings, Faith, Inbetween
My recent state hopping was due to a conference on leadership that I was attending in Vancouver, WA. And one of the most remarkable moments of the two days was when we discussed the power of the pen. We are living, breathing narratives. We carry the story of our...