by Lisa Jordan | Jan 12, 2021 | #TellHisStory, Christian Living, Encouragement, Faith, Life
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...
by Lisa Jordan | Dec 8, 2020 | #TellHisStory, Encouragement, Faith
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 Lisa Jordan | Nov 17, 2020 | #TellHisStory, Creativity, Encouragement, Writing
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...
by Lisa Jordan | Nov 10, 2020 | #TellHisStory, Christian Living, Encouragement, Faith, Life
@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...
by Lisa Jordan | Oct 27, 2020 | Creativity, Encouragement
@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...
by Lisa Jordan | Oct 20, 2020 | Creativity, Encouragement, Writing
@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...