by Lisa-Jo | Mar 14, 2011 | Faith, Kids, Motherhood
His homing instinct keeps bringing him back to our bedroom. Back to the sliver of space between my clumsy belly and Pete’s back. To the tuck and curve of comfort that we don’t quite have it in us to give at the moment. And when we say no, when we escort him back to...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 11, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, Marriage
It’s Friday. If you’ve got five minutes, I’m all ears. Here’s how the game works: you simply stop, drop and write for five minutes flat! Set your words free. Don’t edit them, don’t fret over them, don’t try to make them...
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by Lisa-Jo | Mar 9, 2011 | Kids, Marriage, Motherhood
I am hot and bothered and my tummy hurts from all the baby bits trying to bust out. And the coughing. There’s been a lot of coughing since I finally caught whatever my kids have been batting about between one another this winter. I caught it last week and this...
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by Lisa-Jo | Mar 8, 2011 | South Africa, Travel
It’s been nearly three and half years since I was last home. Home where the ground turns purple under a jacaranda carpet every October. Home where our history is littered with horror, prejudice and a several lifetimes of guilt. Home where hope triumphed and my...
by Lisa-Jo | Mar 4, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, Motherhood, Sweetstuff
I think by Friday often we only have about five minutes worth of writing left in us. So, around here, we spend them wisely. On lots of words and layers of meaning that haven’t been edited. We just write. For five minutes flat. That’s how Five Minute...
