About me

Welcome!

I’m Lisa. I write about how I see life and love in everyday moments.

I share my stories here.

• I live in an empty nest with my husband Jeff
• But I’m still a mom to Morgan and Jenna, a mother-in-law to Fuller and Trey, and Granna to four beautiful grandchildren
• I lead an online community for One Word of the Year
• I love volunteering for disaster relief, delivering meals to the disabled, working for common sense gun violence prevention, and promoting better climate science legislation
• I’m a 5, wing 4 on the Enneagram
• I can’t sleep late or for long at a time (yawn)
• I homeschooled my kids from K-12th and never was more challenged or learned so much
• I miss my middle daughter Kali who left us at 1½-hours-old for heaven
• I insatiably thirst for more knowledge (the internet is wearing me out)
• I dislike talking on the phone (except to my kids—phone home!)
• But I love my phone incredibly (for everything else but talking)
• Auburn University has my allegiance in the SEC—War Eagle
• I love, love, love reading, particularly non-fiction
• But I can be talked into a good novel occasionally
• Central America stole a piece of my heart and won’t let go
• I’m an introvert who thrives on solitude and contemplative spiritual traditions
• But I’m also big on family and deep conversations with friends
• I’m too tied to the clock—scheduling is my strength and my weakness
• I started memorizing scripture years ago and now I also memorize poetry
• I’m a scaredy-cat who is learning to show up for people and myself anyway

On the Blog

I post 2-3 times a week on a variety of topics (see below). The exception is 28 Days in February (used to be 31 days in October) when I share daily.

31 Day Challenges:

• February 2023—A Book a Day {Nonfiction Favorites}
• February 2022—Find Your Mantra {28 Daily Mantras}
• February 2021—How to Uncover Hidden Biases
• February 2020—20 Ways to Practice the Enneagram
• February 2019—28 Days of Practicing Hope
• October 2018—Handmade – Where Is God in Your Story?
• October 2016—26 Surprising Ways to Encounter God
• October 2015—Tools to Memorize a Bible Chapter
• October 2014—31 Quotes of Grace {free pdf}
• October 2013—31 Days of Books
• October 2012—31 Days of Grace (Do you notice a theme? I never tire of grace.)

Once a month I share my reading list and get more personal with Share Four Somethings. Once a year I pick One Word (or so) and write a challenge the first Monday of each month (or thereabouts).

• 2023—Human
• 2022—Release
• 2021—Uncertainty
• 2020—Linger
• 2019—Hope
• 2018—Mystery
• 2017—Story
• 2016—Welcome
• 2015—Now
• 2014—Compassion
• 2013—Jesus
• 2012—Venture
• 2011—Depend and Delight
• 2010—Breath

I started in Blogger in 2008 (and left my old posts there, sigh), but switched here to WordPress in 2013 for a fresh start.

People

• My stories
• The homeless
• Encouragement
• Community

Spirituality

• Hope
• Grace
• One Word of the Year
• Memorization

Books

• Book reviews
• Reading challenges
• Reading lists

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