• How Well Do We Really Trust Him?

    By Lisa S. Tarno When life presses in hard to the point of extracting tears with something so innocuous… it’s a warning. We file our painful moments away in our bodies and minds so that we can cope but our bodies don’t forget. Along comes a trigger that reveals there are areas of deeper unhealed…

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  • Seek The Giver Not The Gift

    By Lisa S. Tarno I have purposefully stepped back from the holiday fanfare due to my present circumstances of losing a parent prior to this season, but also as a reset for my way of thinking. After experiencing such a profound loss, one is indelibly changed. Some things come into clearer focus and all the…

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  • When The Clock Strikes Midnight…

    By Lisa S. Tarno “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die…A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance” Ecc. 3: 1-22,4 NLT It’s been a month since my mother…

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  • Coincidence Or Not?

    Coincidence Or Not?

    By Lisa S. Tarno Do you believe in coincidence? That was the question on the table at our bookclub last night. As a believer in Christ, I think there is less coincidence out there than there is purpose and intention. That is my short answer. I wanted to give this some more thought than how…

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  • When You Stay Quiet…

    When You Stay Quiet…

    By Lisa S. Tarno Sometimes it is better to not say much at all…especially when you are processing the hard stuff in life! A counselor once told me that. It’s like the larvae stage of a caterpillar…messy and not beautiful…but then the butterfly. In this larvae like stage of grieving and asking God questions, one…

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  • Wisdom And Perspective

    Wisdom And Perspective

    By Lisa S. Tarno “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5 In my last blog, The Season of Whoa!, I spoke of bundled hardships that weighed heavily on my heart and mind. Life is like…

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  • The Season of “Whoa!”

    By Lisa S. Tarno Susie Larson writes a question, “Have you ever gone through a season where, in your head, you knew you were loved by God, but in your heart, you felt absolutely cursed by Him?” (From “Your Powerful Prayers” book & study) I wrote in the margin, “Yep!” I really don’t like answering the…

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  • The Spiritual Redirect, Intent & Set

    By Lisa S. Tarno Some of this blog article information comes from a great podcast I was listening to at the gym today from Mel Robbins, entitled: “How to Control Your Mind & Redirect Your Energy to Self Transformation” It was chock-full of great insights from professionals in neuroscience and psychology. I will make mention…

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  • A Splash Of Blessing

    By Lisa S. Tarno I was mentally exhausted by some of the people in my life who would suck the life energy out of me if I let them. I approached my quiet time in God’s Word with reluctance because where I was studying, the book of Numbers, I doubted there would be anything refreshing…

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  • Right Here, Write HERE!

    By Lisa S. Tarno I am overwhelmed! I tried to cry out, “Uncle” to tap out of the events of my life that seem to swirl around me like a tempest,…but God didn’t honor my concession but rather for me to cry out to “Abba, Father” instead. Glaring signs of confirmation of the original stirring…

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Hi, I’m Lisa! Welcome to A Write Way to Think

I am a freelance writer living in the Sonoran desert. I’m happily married to my college sweetheart and have three adult sons. When I am not writing, I enjoy golfing, hiking, pickle ball, traveling and hanging out with good friends.

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Lisa Tarno

I have been a freelance writer for over 30 years. I’ve led women’s studies applying the Bible to marriage, motherhood and life in general. My heart is to encourage and challenge as well as to inspire others to think about what they are thinking about.