On surviving the crush of the morning rush

by Lisa-Jo | Mar 7, 2012 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys

It occurs to me how much I miss on the days when I’m frustrated. On the days when I hurry them through brushing teeth and climbing bunk bed ladders and demands for just one more sip of water. On evenings when I rush and mutter and long for the solace of bed and...

What I learned from almost 2 months almost unplugged

by Lisa-Jo | Feb 26, 2012 | (in)courage, Blogging, Callings

I just got back from Blissdom. It’s a blogging conference hosted by some super awesome women in Nashville for the last five years. And a lot of super awesome people attend. But it can induce a case of...

On why you need to keep on writing *especially* when you don’t have time

by Lisa-Jo | Feb 22, 2012 | Callings, Faith, Writing

“I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.” ~ Eric Liddell, Gold Medalist, 1924 Paris Olympics I can’t cook. I can’t paint. I can’t sculpt. I can barely decorate my house. But when I write I feel a sense of...

The gospel according to motherhood

by Lisa-Jo | Feb 13, 2012 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Family, Motherhood

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. ~1 Corn. 1:27 I came by motherhood backwards. It was never my intention or my dream. It was a slow revelation that “barefoot and...

“Because words can build a bridge” or “Why I blog and why you should too”

by Lisa-Jo | Jan 31, 2012 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Kids, Motherhood

Two years and one job ago. I sat across from the man I love on the bed we’ve loved in since we were first married ten years before. I sat and smacked fist into palm and said it again and again and again, “But this can’t be what I’m supposed to do with my life.” And...

For the days when your blog or your life feels small

by Lisa-Jo | Jan 24, 2012 | Blogging, Callings

We might worry quite a bit about being small. We might worry that our words unfurl and flutter away from our small corner of the night into the vast cosmos of the Internet. We might tilt our heads and look way, way back at the stars twinkling from so high and think,...