The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things

by Lisa Jordan | Jun 27, 2012 | Family

As I write this, my close writing friend Beth K. Vogt has evacuated her Colorado Springs home due to the horrific fires raging in her area. In her blog post on Monday, she mentioned they packed a few treasures like photos they can never replace, her daughter’s...

Guest Blogger Michelle Lim: Couches Are For Sitting – Resolving Marital Arguments Before Bed

by Lisa Jordan | Jun 26, 2012 | Guest Blogger

I’m so excited to have Michelle Lim, my brilliant critique partner, as my guest blogger today.    Michelle started writing as a journalist for a college newspaper. She was a category finalist in the Phoenix Rattle in 2012, a Genesis semi-finalist in 2011 and a...

Why Do We Doubt God?

by Lisa Jordan | Jun 25, 2012 | Monday Musings

  Please “Like” Lakeside Family on Amazon & “Like” my Author Page on Facebook.  Several months ago, I received a packet in the mail containing my license renewal application for my day job. I set it aside because I was in the middle of...

Girls Night Out: Summer Bucket List

by Lisa Jordan | Jun 22, 2012 | Friendship

My group of friends–we call ourselves the Coffee Girls–try to get together at least once a month. Two of them live 90 minutes from the other three. When we get together, we laugh, craft, eat chocolate, shop, chill out–not always in that order, but...

Guest Author Jordyn Redwood: Humor Me

by Lisa Jordan | Jun 21, 2012 | Guest Author

I’m thrilled to have my friend, debut suspense novelist Jordyn Redwood as my guest blogger today! Jordyn Redwood is a pediatric ER nurse by day, suspense novelist by night. She hosts Redwood’s Medical Edge, a blog devoted to helping contemporary and historical...