Coffee Talk

Even More 2006 Reflections

weblion — 2007-02-03T18:10:40+00:00

Well, we’ve made it to June 2006 in my personal Bible study journal. I’ll start choosing a few random ramblings to share with you and continue to reminisce by including photos from that same time period. Who knows, we may even be able to wrap this up this week.

Last of the 2006 Reflections

weblion — 2007-02-12T16:11:17+00:00

Finally, we’ve reached the end of my personal 2006 Bible study journal. Next week I’ll catch you up on what’s been happening these last few weeks while I’ve been look in the rear-view mirror.

Surprising Kim

weblion — 2007-02-16T16:52:04+00:00

A couple of weeks ago I was running on the treadmill at our local fitness center. I was listening to my iPod but I look up at the television to catch a picture of Kim Fields. “Good Morning, Texas” was advertising that she would be a guest on the show the next morning. When I got back home I called my manager and asked him to call the producer of the show to get a message to Kim for me since she recently moved from L.A. to NYC and I didn’t have any of her new information.

What Do You Say?

weblion — 2007-02-24T17:32:51+00:00

Yesterday, a close friend of mine’s mother was diagnosed with cancer. When she called I just didn’t know what to say and I so desperately wanted to say the right thing and not say the wrong thing or not not say something I should say. I’ve never been through anything like this personally. And I’ve walked through enough things to know that you don’t know what you don’t know and you certainly don’t know like someone who knows so don’t pretend to know.

Busy Teacher’s Guide to Prayer

weblion — 2007-03-03T15:45:39+00:00

Calling all Teacher friends! I am writing a new book entitled, “The Busy Teacher’s Guide to Prayer.” Yea, I know, what am I doing writing a teacher’s book? Good question! I’ve asked myself the same thing. I don’t know if you are very familiar with my other two books in this series, “The Busy Mom’s and The Busy Grandma’s Guide to Prayer.” The basic premise is taking 120 prayer focuses in six different categories in order to pray for six things each weekday for a month.

New Scrapbook Pages

weblion — 2007-03-10T16:31:51+00:00

Favorite Blogs

weblion — 2007-03-17T22:22:39+00:00

Let me just start out by admitting that, yes, it is Saturday afternoon and I am being picked up from the hotel in 30 minutes to go to the convention center where I will be speaking for the fifth time in two days at the incredible “Hearts at Home” convention and that means that since I have not yet written a journal entry for this week that I’m going to have to punt - again. (I will be writing a more thorough explanation of why I’ve been such a terribly unreliable “Coffee Talker” in an upcoming journal entry.)

Sabbatical

weblion — 2007-04-01T16:27:18+00:00

At long last, I finally have a few minutes to talk a little bit about why I’ve been so flaky with my journal entries lately. For you, my faithful friends, who meet me regularly for a cup of “Coffee Talk” you know these last few months have been crazy busy. The insanity really peaked last fall when I was writing two books at the same time, speaking on the weekends, and trying to get my family started out right for the school year. As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been able to recover as quickly as in the past. I feel like I’ve been playing catch-up ever since.

MOPS Convention

weblion — 2007-04-10T14:58:49+00:00

As I wrote in last week’s journal entry, occasionally I will be reposting archived journal entries instead of writing a fresh one. I have a lot that I already want to share with you from this week but I’ll need to wait to write about it. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy or re-enjoy this cup of “Coffee Talk.”

A Modest Proposal

weblion — 2007-04-14T17:04:03+00:00

October 14, 2005

Haven celebrated her 14th birthday this week with a fabulous party. Tucker’s math tutor, Mrs. Betzhold, and her husband, Steve, started a new business called “Driveway In.” They brought over a huge movie screen, set it up in our backyard and showed “The Sandlot” to a group of over 70 teenagers! It was so much fun. We even had a snack bar with plenty of popcorn, licorice, Tootsie pops, candy bars and Airheads.

Tomorrow, Haven will be competing in her first speech meet. I am so proud of the speech that she wrote that I just had to share it with you.

Proverbs 31 for Me in Mommy Book

weblion — 2007-04-21T15:45:33+00:00

November 12, 2005

I really should be packing right now. Clancy and I must leave at 4:30 in the morning to fly to Florida where we will hop on the Girl’s Getaway Cruise where I will be speaking. (I will take lots of pictures and tell you all about it next week.)

Actually, even more than packing, I should be working on the latest edit for my “Taking Care of the ME in Mommy” book. I have three more chapters and all of the “Rest Stops” to tidy up so I can send it to the publisher tonight.

I got a bit sidetracked. I was working on the chapter for Working Moms (I know all moms work, don’t send me an email.) I was asking the Lord for some direction from His Word regarding this particular chapter and I felt Him whisper to my spirit to look at Proverbs 31. I don’t know why, but I just always had the Proverbs 31 woman in the “Stay At Home Mom” box. As I read this very familiar passage from this fresh perspective it was fun to see that she was very definitely a homemaker but she certainly was also a working woman.

July 19, 2001

weblion — 2007-04-30T15:48:18+00:00

I wonder if we’ve made a terrible mistake - I mean by starting our trip in Sisters, Oregon. How is anyplace else going to compare? Every day has been jam-packed with new and exciting adventures. All while gazing at the kind of beauty that if beheld a moment too long would become blurry from the tears that threaten to spring up against your will. Yep, I think we could have made a strategic error.

July 20, 2001

weblion — 2007-05-07T16:13:59+00:00

Such a big day and I’m too tired to do it justice. Bill took Tucker and me running the McKenzie River. He launched the boat around 3:00 in the afternoon and tossed the car keys to “Big Ed’s” mother who drove the SUV down the highway to await us at the end of the run.

Sabbatical From Writing

weblion — 2007-05-11T20:58:18+00:00

“Dear friends, I am taking a sabbatical from writing for awhile. Please read through some of my archived “Coffee Talks” and don’t miss out on the journal entries from the “Family Dream” trip around America. Thanks for understanding and for your prayers during this time of being still and seeking to know Jesus with deeper intimacy.”

Blessings,
Lisa

Israel Trip - Sunday, July 15, 2007

weblion — 2007-08-16T21:58:33+00:00

A sip of “Coffee Talk!” This is the first I’ve journaled for my website since I began my sabbatical. I’ve missed talking to you!

I’ve decided to write every night when we return to the hotel after our days of touring. This holy pilgrimage for our family is too much of a blessing to chance forgetting even one moment. (Which I am apt to do if I don’t write it down.) Experiencing something memorable is always more fun when you can share it with someone. So…join me and my family as we take this journey together.