I’m trying hard to come up with the best description of myself for anyone who’s interested. Let’s see: child of God/wife/mother/daughter/sister/friend. I think that encompasses the really important relationships in my life. But that’s not all there is to me. My interests/talents/curiosities completely overshadow what one lifetime could accommodate. So, unfortunately, I tend to dabble in one thing and then distract myself with another. It’s a little frustrating at times. Sort of makes me a “Jill of all Trades and a Master of None!”
Don’t judge my level of interest (or for that matter my mastery of it!) by the placement of any one thing on my list: singer, actress, pianist, organist, calligrapher, seamstress, chef, businesswoman, photographer, writer, playwright, composer, etc. “Etc.” is a placeholder for the next interest to cross my mind, whatever it may be.
About my family (for they are so much of what I am about): I met my husband, Brian, when I when to college in west Texas. We were both vocal performance majors, and our courtship started out as a friendship. That was a little over 27 years ago. Since 1986, when our first baby, Kate, was born, we’ve been about the business of building and growing a family. Our first three, Kate, Sam and Ben, came within 3 1/2 years and then 6 1/2 years later, whoops! Our little peanut, Bess, was born. They each have their own wonderful personalities and gifts, and they are loved. I trust they know it.
I am a Christian, very conservative in my interpretation of Scripture and, therefore, in my world view. We are part of a very small (VERY) Anglican congregation in a small Texas town near Dallas. Perhaps I write this as a way of alerting a reader that I do have a definite viewpoint on some major topics, and no doubt I’ll be expressing that viewpoint from time to time. My goal will never be to offend for its own sake; only to share what I believe to be the truth.
As much as anything, I hope to hone my writing skills (to paraphrase Napoleon Dynamite: people like people with good skills!), to find an audience and a voice.
Today, I officially bump “etc.” a little farther down the list and add “blogger.”
– Lisa
January 9, 2009 at 3:06 am
Thanks for the introduction! First time I have seen the beginning of a blog that I felt like was going to be very interesting and a delight to
follow. Keep up the good work!
January 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Wow cool Lisa!!! Keep up the passion. I am currently reading about the Civil War times and this issue is similiar(abortion). Where people cannot stand up for themselves and are therefore disposable and subject to those that are “bigger” and more “educated”.
May God Bless you,
Caryn
January 20, 2009 at 8:45 pm
To Caryn: Hi, Caryn! Thanks for stopping by! It’s interesting that you bring up the Civil War. In his homily on Sunday, our pastor used this analogy
No reasonable, self-described moral person would agree to the latter situation, so why the former?
April 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Our very small Anglican congregation in Fernley, Nv, numbers under 15. I guess we are more family than church.
April 23, 2009 at 12:07 am
Terro, thanks for stopping by and leaving a “hello.” It seems we have a few things in common (I visited your blogsite). There are real benefits to being part of a small Anglican congregation, and in a very REAL way here, “family” and “church” are NOT mutually exclusive!
Lisa.
January 19, 2010 at 8:33 am
Lisa, I’m revisiting your blog, and I am very impressed with its growth and depth. God’s creation is so amazing…it’s no wonder you have peripatetic interests. One lifetime is not long enough to absorb and proclaim the beauty and joy that surround us, nor to try to spread God’s peace where it is so sorely needed. And, being a “jill” and not necessarily a master allows one to appreciate what is fine in any endeavor. Your blog reflects your engagement with living beyond the daily grind of frustration and alienation.
January 19, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Oh, my, Terro. You made my day; nay, my week! Thanks for the good words and the encouragement! I look forward to reading your next post on Plum Duff.