Author: Lisa Bryant

Brainstorming Moments

Brainstorming … Last Wednesday, I met Cheryl at the Drowsy Poet. We decided to encourage one another in  writing.  I had been praying about this meeting and about posting for weeks. Why? I think it is an area the Lord wants to teach me discipline.   Like exercise, writing is a needed discipline in my life.  Not because I think I’m a great writer or that I’m going to run a marathon, but there are some lessons in the process of doing both that God wants to teach me.    Basically, it is an obedience issue. In preparation for our meeting, I began to brainstorm on developing a yearlong plan for posting to my blog.   I love Evernote and am becoming more dependent on it everyday, but I haven’t learned to brainstorm with it yet. In order to get the juices flowing, I need legal pad and pen. At the Brainstorming stage, I am praying over an idea and anything goes on the paper that might be related to a goal. Dreaming is closely related. Whereas brainstorming …

More than Routine

21 Days of commitment… 21 days of being intentional about “pushing through”… 21 days of exercising and writing every day. As I stepped out this morning to walk/run my Ease into 5K – Meredith Andrew’s song “Show me What it Means” was first on my playlist. Here are the first few lyrics: All You ask of me Is that I show up broken at Your feet You don’t want my religion You are looking for devotion That is more than just routine So show me what it means To take up my cross And count it all as lost All for the sake Of knowing You To love my enemies And care for those in need Show me what it means To follow You I want to give God devotion that is more than routine… with nothing held back. Two things I know: 1. I’m desperately unable without the help of the Holy Spirit. 2. This is something I’m suppose to do.   I believe there are things God wants to teach me over the next …