Episode 8: Lipponcott’s Basic Reading
On this week’s episode of Turning Back the Pages, I am joined by Lisa Williamson.
At the age of 13, a tornado plowed through Lisa’s little hometown leaving destruction and poetic words swirling in her head. Her poem about the tornado landed in the local newspaper. The dream of being a writer landed in her heart.
Penning articles for her high school newspaper and working part-time at the local newspaper after school just added fuel to the fire to continue writing. After college and grad school, life took over. Writing became covered with toys, diapers, and burned dinners. She turned to writing Sunday School lessons. journaling for her three children, including silly poems for their birthdays, and directional poems for their Christmas scavenger hunts. Helping her elementary and middle school students grow as young writers became the highlight of her teaching career.
Her Jordan Stories will bring a smile your way as they capture the heart and humor of her thirty-three-year-old son with Down Syndrome and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension! Sea Glass Stories will beckon you to draw you a little closer to the Writer of every life story, our Lord and Savior, Jesus.
Lisa lives with her husband Doug in Birmingham, Alabama with their son Jordan, and a crazy Irish doodle named Rosie.
Relevant Links:
Lisa’s Jordan Stories and Seaglass Stories
Lisa’s Website
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