My sister’s wedding is in a few weeks. She’s dealing with slow RSVPers and wedding favors. This is the time, I remember when I was planning my wedding, that I was thisclose to losing it. Frankly, I just didn’t care about all that stuff, but in the context of it being your wedding, it’s hard […]
Author: Lisa
40 Days of Writing, Day 34: Letting Your Body Speak
I gave myself permission, while at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference in Massachusetts, to not write if I couldn’t make it happen. I wrote so much offline, I just didn’t post it. Some of it was too personal for online and some of it just belongs in my journal. I presented on two […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 31: The Heartbeat of Abortion
I’m at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference. I’ve got so much work to do before I present – twice – tomorrow that I am typing so furiously that I am nearly exhausting THE MUSCLES IN MY FINGERTIPS. I just attended an abortion speak out. If you’ve never attended one, it’s a simple concept. […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 30: Off to the CLPP Conference
I’m heading to a conference tomorrow where I will be serving on two different panels, speaking on supporting survivors in abusive intimate partner relationships and strategies to use new media to do political storytelling. CLPP = Civil Liberties and Public Policy I’ll be live blogging and tweeting. Catch you tomorrow. With the massive amount of […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 29: Isaiah’s Secret Milestones
These days, Isaiah is content being his own Magellan. He wanders the house, inspecting every little thing that he thinks is interesting, points (with his finger now! not his palm like he’s gesturing for you to sing along!) and says something in his secret language. I interpret the best I can and then give some […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 28: The Declaration of Interdependence
I am not a being living alone, severed from the world. I am a living being, connected to forces, people, ideas, and energy all around me. And being interdependent means not that I always rely and depend on others for advice, but I am constantly held up by these strings of love for survival. Interdependence […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 27: The Art of Digital Slideshows
I sometimes feel like piecing together digital photos, music, and meaningful text is an artistic expression. There’s so much movement and feeling when you put something to music, it’s just incredible. I’m putting the last touches on a wedding slideshow for Nick’s cousin, Janell, who is getting married in the beginning of May. I love […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 26: Behind the Shine of a “Perfect Marriage”
Someone made a remark to me several weeks ago, a compliment about my marriage, “It seems like you and Nick are the perfect couple. You share the same faith, you believe in the same things, you both excel in what you do. You seem like you would never struggle. You just seem perfect together.” In […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 25: What’s Behind Door Number 2?
We always think what we cannot see is better than what we have before us. I know I think that way sometimes. It’s like that show, “Let’s Make a Deal,” which I cannot tear my eyes from when it’s in the middle of a deal. The general idea is you are offered a chance to […]
40 Days of Writing, Day 24: Dear Jesus, What Do You Think of Abortion Killers and Fish Fry Fridays?
Dear Jesus, Do you like Fish Fry Fridays? When you came here to save the world, did you ever imagine that – in addition to breaking bread at eucharist together – we’d slap some fish with oil and fry it up in your name? What do you think of fish sticks, as opposed to fish […]