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by Lisa-Jo | Oct 28, 2010 | Family, Raising Boys
Every year. Like clock work.
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 27, 2010 | Family, Motherhood, Raising Boys
As I write this my boys are not in bed sleeping. They are not tucked in and staying put. They are not obeying. They are not even pretending to be obeying. They are hurling mini missiles at my bedroom door. I am hiding in here and counting down the minutes till I feel...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 26, 2010 | (in)courage, Blogging, Callings, Faith
Loneliness is an aching, breaking parting of the heart and the ways as the days drift into the dark of American night after night and I sigh and miss the deep blue, black African sky. I have been homesick as long as I can remember. I have lived in South Africa and...
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 19, 2010 | Blogging, Callings, Faith
Remember those “word association” games? When someone says a word and you say the first thing that comes into your mind. For example, if I say “peanut butter.” You’d probably say, “jelly.” (Unless you’re British or South African, in which case you’d probably say jam....
by Lisa-Jo | Oct 18, 2010 | Faith
They’re all there. They stand tight around her, each touching a shoulder, an arm, her back –any part of her they can reach. There’s Rema with the silver gray hair who always sends me a personal card when I miss a Sunday. There’s Janice who preaches and teaches with...
