Years ago when we learned I was pregnant with our second child, I had a deep-seated fear—I loved our firstborn so much that I feared I wouldn’t be able to love our next child as much. Thankfully, that irrational fear disappeared pretty quickly because once the reality...
This past Christmas, my husband surprised me with an extravagant gift—a Canon EOS Rebel T7. While professional photographers may consider this a beginner camera, it’s a major upgrade for someone who is used to using her iPhone to take photos. Even though my husband...
Two weeks ago, my husband and our youngest son headed to the woods for hunting season. Both are gifted photographers. My youngest son has the creative ability to capture light in breathtaking ways simply by using his smartphone. Even though my guys didn’t get the deer...
by @lisajordan There it was. That familiar coil in the pit of my stomach waiting to attack my creative confidence—fear of failure. Every creative deals with this fear at some point in his or her career, maybe even quite often. When I felt my writing was close to the...
@lisajordan As I sat in my Sunday school classroom two weeks ago waiting for my students to show up, I did a quick scroll through Facebook and noticed a post from my local newspaper mentioning a weather alert for that evening. We were supposed to get the dreaded...
@lisajordan As a new writer, one of the first writing rules I learned was to be sure there was plenty of white space on the page. At that time, I wasn’t quite sure what it meant. As I grew in my craft and my abilities, I learned it meant having a good balance of...
@lisajordan I have a book proposal due to my editor in a week, and until this morning, I didn’t have a completed plot. For days I struggled to get words on the page because my mind was blank. I want this story to be perfect because it wraps up the series I’ve been...
I’m returning to blogging after being away for a couple of years. Between managing my busy life and deadlines for a four-book series while working two other jobs, my creative bucket has been drained for other endeavors. But with my beautiful website makeover...
Instead of writing out resolutions that become forgotten by the end of January (if that long), I've chosen One Word to focus on each year since 2009. I focus on these words in every area of my life. Here are my past One Words: 2009—Changes—Hubby lost his job due to...
According to NationalTacoDay.com, Americans consumed over 4.5 billion tacos last year. With so many different ways to eat them, people could have tacos daily for a week and not eat the same kind. We love tacos at our house. And we prefer soft tacos over hard. So, in...
