Lisa Meadows Garfield is an award-winning poet and author of “For Love of a Child: Stories of Adoption.“ An avid traveler, she is generally away from her homebase in Vancouver, Washington 9 months of the year, exploring the wide, wonderful world. Mother of 6 and Nonnie to 11, Lisa loves sunshine, words, good friends, and especially, Jesus.
Lisa Meadows Garfield

Posts by this Author
- Poetry Editorial November 2025 January 11, 2026
- Mother February 2, 2024
- When Your Kids “Stray” June 21, 2017
- HOLY DESIRE April 19, 2017
- MOTHERGUILT March 15, 2017
- ARE MEN UNKIND? February 15, 2017
- FOR THE LOVE OF TREES January 18, 2017
- MERRY CHRISTMAS December 21, 2016
- On Dying November 16, 2016
- LOVE October 19, 2016
- WAITING September 21, 2016
- BEGINNINGS July 20, 2016
- WHICH IS THE WEED? June 15, 2016
- Do You Strive? April 20, 2016
- The Power of No March 16, 2016
- A Theology of Desire February 18, 2016
- How To Be a Latter-Day Saint January 20, 2016
- Stay in the Church December 16, 2015
- Lessons I’ve Learned Flying Standby October 21, 2015
- Favorite: It is Well With My Soul September 16, 2015
- Avoiding Deception August 19, 2015
- The Upside of Stupid July 15, 2015
- World Death Rate Holds Steady at 100 % June 17, 2015
- How To . . . Get Lost May 20, 2015
- Grace April 15, 2015
- SURPRISE: “Lo, I am with you always” March 18, 2015
- Making Your Calling and Election Sure February 18, 2015
- I Have a Dream January 20, 2015
- News, Sugar, or Judgment December 17, 2014
- TRUTH, TRUST AND TRADITION November 19, 2014
- Trusting My Spirit October 15, 2014
- CHOOSING JESUS August 18, 2014
- SOLITUDE July 21, 2014
- Kate and John June 16, 2014
- Heavenly Mother’s Job May 19, 2014
- Doubt and Faith November 9, 2013
- BRAVE June 23, 2012
- THE TEMPLE May 26, 2012
- BRIEFLY April 28, 2012
- JUST LIFT UP YOUR VOICE AND SING! March 24, 2012
- MOM LOSES HER MIND February 25, 2012
- PRELUDE TO A KISS AT MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (MUSINGS ON LONGING) January 28, 2012
- Jesus is Here December 24, 2011
- It’s Contest Time! December 10, 2011
- IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS November 26, 2011
- Who We Are September 2, 2007
- Blessing the Trees May 2, 2007