by Lisa-Jo | Jun 24, 2011 | Five Minute Friday
The end of the week – a good time for few words. Want to take five minutes with me and see which ones bubble to the surface? Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Here’s how we do it: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 22, 2011 | Callings, Faith
I’m as small as my house. I’m as dead end as my job. I’m as messy as my playroom. I’m as dirty as my dishes. I’m as behind as my mail. I’m as worthless as my vacuum cleaner. I’m as unattractive as my back yard. I’m as...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 17, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
{Turns out it only takes one minute to read my five minutes out loud. Some of you asked, so here it is: click to listen to my five minutes on Home} This is the time of the week when we steal those five minutes while the kids are fingerpainting the dining room table,...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 16, 2011 | Faith, South Africa, Travel
I pray at the kitchen sink more than anywhere else. I think it’s something to do with the soothing warm water and the fact that washing dishes is a focused task. Compared to, say, cleaning up the living room, which has me rabbit trailing between toys and books and the...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 15, 2011 | Marriage
Pete and I have a big bed. Well, actually, it’s a big mattress. It’s the one thing we purchased as newlyweds that we still use every single day. Well, night mostly. It’s king size,...