by Lisa-Jo | Jan 13, 2010 | Kids, Motherhood
You, sir, are a liar and a thief. You lie about the quality of my mothering and you steal the joy of time spent with my children by making me worry about the time we spend apart. You are self important and self involved. You trick me into thinking that I can control...
by Lisa-Jo | Jan 12, 2010 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood
At six every single morning my two-year-old wakes up, calls for me and expects a transfer to my bed stopping only to pick up a bottle of milk warmed to his exacting standards along the way. Then we pretzel. And I dread the moment my alarm will go off. It’s...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 5, 2010 | Ponyup, Sweetstuff
UPDATED 1/7/2010: Yesterday we pony-ed up big time. Art credit: Jan Spangler, illustrator extraordinaire. Something remarkable happens when women come together to support each other. Sparks fly as spurs connect and boots walk boldly right up to the problem that needs...
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by Lisa-Jo | Jan 3, 2010 | A year of "no", Kids
After nearly a year in Michigan we traveled home to South Africa for a visit. We were nervous about how it would go. There was still lingering post traumatic stress from our roller coaster lows while living there. You can read about them in part 1, part 2 and part 3...
by Lisa-Jo | Dec 31, 2009 | A year of "no", Callings, Faith, Inbetween, Travel
I’ve been digging through some of my old baggage – sharing pieces of the year God told us a whole lot of “no” and not much else. My hope is that it might encourage you if you find yourself stuck in a place where your prayers seem to be bouncing...
