by Lisa-Jo | Jul 5, 2010 | Family, Kids, Marriage, Raising Boys
The lovers in movies kiss in shades of intimate sunset. Wind and light and time stand still for them. Their moments are filled with space to breathe and exhale and savor. They hold hands. They look long and deep into the insides of each other’s eyes to interpret what...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 2, 2010 | Inbetween, Sweetstuff, Travel
Chug large quantities of Dramamine – otherwise, believe me, you wouldn’t want to be seated next to me for a 16 hour flight! Can you say “barf-a-rama”?! Always place a hand on the plane as I board and whisper a prayer for the pilots. Prefer an...
by Lisa-Jo | Jul 1, 2010 | Callings, Faith, Inbetween
July. Hot sticky season of freedom. I love you. When I opened the windows this morning, you breezed in like an old friend. I have felt this happy to see you before. The year we melted with relief when the right job at the right time came through for Pete. That July...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jun 29, 2010 | Compassion, Faith, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve filled three passports with visa stamps since I got my first one. But my current travel document has been neglected of late. It’s been sitting in the top drawer of the bureau I inherited from my Oupa. The oak bureau that was already old before I was born. The one...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 28, 2010 | A thousand gifts, Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
When I stand in church on Sunday mornings my arms are full of a boy who doesn’t realize that he is no longer a baby. Two and a half and I cherish his stubborn instance that he and I are still just one heart beating in two (barely) separate bodies. My arms are full of...
