by Lisa-Jo | Apr 22, 2011 | Blogging, Daughters, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways, Motherhood
The end of Holy Week – a good time for few words. Want to take five minutes with me and see which ones bubble to the surface? Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Here’s how we do it: 1. Write for 5 minutes flat with no...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 20, 2011 | Blogging, Callings, Faith, Motherhood
Every time my fingers get itchy for a keyboard lately, it’s all mama hormones that seem to come pouring out. For obvious reasons. There is, after all, a one-month-old who’s moved in, twinkled and be-dazzled our testosterone heavy household. But there are...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 15, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, South Africa, Travel
Friday, time to crack open the chocolate ice cream and unscripted version of beautiful you! Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s finger paint with words Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. Here’s how to play along:...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 12, 2011 | Blogging, Family, Giveaways, Kids, Motherhood
Today was a real “don’t make me come up there” kind of day. For starters, I forgot that the air conditioner repair guys were scheduled to arrive at 8am. And 8am comes real early when one has only slept in 3 hour shifts, the last one ending at 7am. So...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 8, 2011 | Blogging, Five Minute Friday, Giveaways, Sweetstuff
Take a deep breath. You made it. It’s Friday. Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s write in shades of real and true and unscripted. Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. 1. Write for 5 minutes flat for pure unedited...
by Lisa-Jo | Apr 6, 2011 | Blogging, Kids, Motherhood, Sweetstuff
Some days you just put one foot in front of the other. You don’t run, you simply walk, and it’s brave even when it might not look that way from the outside. Some days you take a newborn to your dentist appointment and when she starts to cry you just smile and tell...