by Lisa-Jo | Oct 31, 2011 | Blogging, Girlfriends
There’s this thing about women. They may be wearing purple boots or skinny jeans or sweat pants. But when they do that thing – that thing where they look right into your eyes, where they just reach over and hug you, where they whisper secret truths in...
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by Lisa-Jo | Sep 30, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, Girlfriends
Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we want to, not because we have to. We write for fun, for joy, for discovery. We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat...
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 27, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween, Kids, Motherhood
Boys clamor for more ice cream and the baby wants milk. The day winds down slow and rough and my head aches between the whining of one and the frustration of another. I can’t find his favorite bear; I hear rudeness leak out of every syllable his brother speaks....
by Lisa-Jo | Sep 16, 2011 | (in)courage, Faith, Five Minute Friday, Girlfriends
Five minute Friday was born out of my desire to paint with words without worrying about staying inside the lines. My friend, Sara, joined me on the journey. She’s the one who designed our Five Minute Friday button on the right hand side bar. On days when I...
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...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 18, 2011 | (in)courage, Daughters, Girlfriends, Sweetstuff
……….The unbelievable has happened. I actually recorded a video blog. {The word “vlog” gives me the heebie-jeebies}. This is a big first for me. And only because my friend Holley asked. And only because it was on the topic we all have been...
