by Lisa-Jo | Aug 21, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
I see you slowly creak out of bed and go take that bottle to the baby that cries for it before the sun comes up. Again. I see you scrape last night’s spaghetti off the dishes you didn’t have the energy to load into the dishwasher. I see you set the coffee...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 19, 2014 | Faith, Just plain hard
Sometimes the world looks so broken I think it’s a wonder we don’t bleed to death through all the cuts we get from its sharp edges. Especially the ones we don’t even know about. Bits of broken lives and jagged people and ugly choices and I just...
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by Lisa-Jo | Aug 18, 2014 | Cheering for you, Faith, Just plain hard
Our Father, who art in heaven, Who sees the world from the perspective of His own divine eternity – the now and the tomorrow lens of Divine Love that always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres – with eternal eyes and Kingdom mind and...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 13, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, South Africa, Take Action
FINAL UPDATE: You did it!! You raised the final amount for the first phase of the community center – $40,000!!! That will pay for kitchen and bathroom facilities, classrooms and meeting space! A-Ma-Zing. Speechless gratitude! UPDATE: Sunday 10pm: It’s...
by Lisa-Jo | Aug 12, 2014 | No such thing as just a mom, surprised by motherhood, Take Action
I can prove to you that there is no such thing as “just a mom.” I have photos. Because “just a mom” absolutely and 100% does not join arms with other moms to raise $43,050 for orphans and vulnerable kids in South Africa! If your day has felt...
