by Lisa-Jo | Jun 15, 2010 | Callings, Faith, Family, Kids, Sweetstuff
We play this game, my kids and I. A game of extravagant, one-upmanship designed to color in the vibrant shades of how we feel about it each other. We use our favorite word crayons, markers and finger paints to spell out our feelings: I love you more than pizza. I love...
by Lisa-Jo | Jun 4, 2010 | Callings, Faith
So, we’ve talked bathing suits and insecurities. We’ve shared how joy in others comes from delighting first in who God has made us to be. Because, He made us each uniquely wonderful and wildly precious individuals. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully...
by Lisa-Jo | May 27, 2010 | Callings, Faith, Family, Motherhood
It’s sticky hot. Pants-stuck-to-the-backs-of-your-legs hot. But once a week during the lunch hour me and my crew load up into the car without air conditioning and drive windows down, crazy hair blowing, to share life with a group of friends. We come kids, diaper bags...
by Lisa-Jo | May 26, 2010 | Callings, Inbetween, Sweetstuff
“Kind words are like honey– sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.” Proverbs 16:24 Thank you. Thank you for being part of this community. Thank you for sharing your hearts and stories and what’s in your back pack with me. Your words are sweet with...
by Lisa-Jo | May 12, 2010 | Callings, Faith, Giveaways, Travel
I live in the in between. On the grand scale it’s in between countries, families, time zones and languages. On the more every day scale it’s in between rental homes, jobs, boisterous boys and loads of dishes. Being an in between person can make it hard to feel content...
by Lisa-Jo | May 10, 2010 | Callings, Faith
There is a dark thing that hides at the fringes of my faith. I can feel it there. Lurking in the shadows. Waiting. Waiting for the day that the diaper genie bag rips stinky wide open when I try to remove it last thing at night. Waiting for the unkind word from someone...