by Lisa-Jo | Feb 22, 2011 | Daughters, Kids, Marriage, Travel
Pete and I are 35 and still have never owned a house. We rent a quirky little home with a backyard that is at times better suited to bundu-bashing than games of baseball or catch. The carpets are stained with melted play-doh and mud has been tracked in irreversible...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 21, 2011 | Daughters, Faith, Motherhood
When I was 17 we would travel the 45 minutes through from Pretoria to Johannesburg several times a week to go and see my mom. At the top of a tall tower of hospital rooms she waited for us. Like Rapunzel, but without the hair. Her room was warm and her walls covered...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 18, 2011 | Five Minute Friday, Sweetstuff
On Fridays around here we stop, drop and write for five minutes straight. No editing, no back-tracking, no pauses. Just words. This week, let’s focus on friendship. Start: We sit curled up on the couch for not nearly enough hours talking kids, love, faith,...
by Lisa-Jo | Feb 16, 2011 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
I’m shrinking. On the outside I might be growing and swelling and stretching bellybutton flattened out over a watermelon stomach. But in much more important ways I am shrinking. My focus is narrowing and turning inwards. Inside the walls of this white washed...
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by Lisa-Jo | Feb 14, 2011 | (in)courage, Marriage
My husband and I have been married 11 years. Eleven years, three continents, two kids, and thousands of frequent flyer miles. I’m South African and he’s American, but even when we’re both speaking English it has often felt like we’re speaking...
